Chapter
A Physician’s Responsibility to Help a Patient die (IN: Euthanasia: the Good of the Patient, the Good of Society, ed. by R I Misbin)
Admiraal P V~~~~~~
This chapter opens with the case history of 47-year-old female cancer patient. The case history sets the stage for the discussion that follows on the right of self-determination, requests for euthanasia, the role of the family, the role of palliative care, & the technique of euthanasia. The chapter concludes with the author presenting his personal opinions on this subject.