Against Euphemisms - Part 4 - Assisted Death

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iy0WfUuDtU8/V37J7NSPSWI/AAAAAAABYsY/5mM_Ssm4k-YKVMQ0XjkTQ1Dyu5CgLNFBQCLcB/s1600/Against%2Beuphemism%2B%25281%2529.png " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 320 " src= " https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iy0WfUuDtU8/V37J7NSPSWI/AAAAAAABYsY/5mM_Ssm4k-YKVMQ0XjkTQ1Dyu5CgLNFBQCLcB/s320/Against%2Beuphemism%2B%25281%2529.png " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > by Drew Rosielle < br / > < br / > < i > (This is the last of four posts by Drew on the language we use in hospice and palliative care. You may want to < a href= " http://www.pallimed.org/2016/06/looking-back-on-10-years-of-palliative.html " target= " _blank " > read his reflection on 10 years of practice < /a > or his other posts on euphemisms - < a href= " http://www.pallimed.org/2016/07/against-euphemisms-part-1-comfort-care.html " target= " _blank " > " Comfort Care, " < /a > < a href= " http://www.pallimed.org/2016/06/against-euphemisms-part-3-palliative-sedation.html " target= " _blank " > " Palliative Sedation, " < /a > and < a href= " http://www.pallimed.org/2016/07/against-euphemisms-part-2-compassionate.html " target= " _blank " > " Compassionate Extubation. " < /a > & nbsp;- Ed.) < /i > < br / > < br / > " Assisted Death " - So many problems here. < br / > < br / > A) To start with, I don ' t see a need to ...

Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - July 26, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Tags: ethics/law euphemisms euthanasia/suicide rosielle The profession Source Type: blogs