Continuous sedation at the end of life : ethical, clinical and legal perspectives / edited by Sigrid Sterckx, Kasper Raus and Freddy Mortier.

Continuous sedation until death (sometimes referred to as terminal sedation or palliative sedation) is an increasingly common practice in end-of-life care. However, it raises numerous medical, ethical, emotional and legal concerns, such as the reducing or removing of consciousness (and thus potentia...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors:	Sterckx, Sigrid (Editor), Raus, Kasper (Editor), Mortier, Freddy (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:	Cambridge bioethics and law.
Subjects:	Terminal sedation. Terminal care > Law and legislation. Terminally ill > Psychology. Hospice care. Terminal care. Terminal care Hospice care Terminal care > Law and legislation Terminal sedation Terminally ill > Psychology