TY - BOOK
T1 - Law, palliative care and dying
T2 - Legal and ethical challenges
AU - Lombard, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 John Lombarb. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5/25
Y1 - 2018/5/25
N2 - Law, Palliative Care and Dying critically examines the role of the legal framework in shaping the boundaries of palliative care practice. The work underlines the importance of a distinct legal framework for specialist palliative care which can provide clarity for both the healthcare professional and the patient. It examines the legal and ethical justifications for specialist palliative care practices and, in doing so, it questions the legitimacy of the distinction between euthanasia and practices such as palliative sedation. Moreover, this work discusses the influence of a human rights discourse on palliative care and examines the contribution of autonomy, dignity, and the right to palliative care.
AB - Law, Palliative Care and Dying critically examines the role of the legal framework in shaping the boundaries of palliative care practice. The work underlines the importance of a distinct legal framework for specialist palliative care which can provide clarity for both the healthcare professional and the patient. It examines the legal and ethical justifications for specialist palliative care practices and, in doing so, it questions the legitimacy of the distinction between euthanasia and practices such as palliative sedation. Moreover, this work discusses the influence of a human rights discourse on palliative care and examines the contribution of autonomy, dignity, and the right to palliative care.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077550194&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781315179568
DO - 10.4324/9781315179568
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85077550194
SN - 9781315179568
BT - Law, palliative care and dying
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -
