Euthanasia is not just the doctors' domain
Switzerland has an unusual position on assisted suicide: it is
legally acceptable if done for altruistic reasons and can
beconducted by non-physicians. Hurst and Mauron (p 271)
discuss the continuing debates on the legal aspects of euthanasia, the
compatibility of voluntary death with traditional medical practice, and
the participation of lay people as well as doctors. They contend that, to inform the continuing controversy, more research on public attitudes
and clinical practices at the end of life is needed.
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