Thursday, August 13, 2009

The alternative to euthanasia?

Polls suggest that while a majority of the public [UK] would support a change in the law to allow assisted dying, most doctors are against it. But there is evidence that some clinicians may already be using continuous deep sedation, as a form of "slow euthanasia." Research suggests use of CDS in Britain is particularly high - accounting for about one in six of all deaths. BBC News

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