Assisted dying in people with learning disabilities: We need to make sure people with learning disabilities are not granted euthanasia requests too easily.
What would you do if someone told you their life was so full of suffering that they preferred to die? What if they asked their doctor or even you for help to die? In the UK, assisted dying is not currently a legal possibility, so you may think this question is not relevant to you as a practising nur...
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 18 - 20 |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Feb2024
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