A time to die the place for physician assistance / [electronic resource] :
Charles F. McKhann.
- Yale University Press, c1999.
- 1 online resource (xi, 268 p.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-260) and index.
The needs of the patient -- Rational suicide: the core of the controversy -- The search for help: physician assistance -- Dying alone or dying with help: our frightened society -- Physicians' concerns -- Public concerns: abuse and the slippery slope -- The legal basis for assisted dying -- From patients to physicians and policy.