Acknowledgements --;Preface --;Introduction --;1. Ethics --;2. Good life, good death --;3. Palliative care : history and values --;4. Ethics in palliative care : autonomy and respect for persons --;5. Respect for persons : a framework for palliative care --;6. Terminal sedation --;7. Assisted dying --;8. Concluding thoughts --;Bibliography --;Index.
Drawing on a philosophical framework, the author explores end-of-life issues in order to reflect on the nature of the good death and how this may be achieved.
Medical ethics.
Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.