Euthanasia, Palliative and Hospice Care and the Terminally Ill
Palliative Care - Is it the Answer? - Brian Pollard
- How are these Principles Translated into Practice?
- How Successful is Palliative Care?
- Death with dignity
- Suffering
- Advance declarations
- Medical Consequences of Euthanasia
- Conclusion
Palliative Care - The Way to Go - Creina Jarrett
Euthanasia and Attitudes Towards Others - Why is it an Issue Now? - Peter McCullagh
Killing the Willing ... and Others! Legal Aspects of Euthanasia and Related Topics - Greg Smith
- Definitions
- Overview of Law in Australian States and Territories
- Law Concerning Medical Treatment
- Common Law Principles Concerning Treatment and Withdrawal of Treatment of the Terminally Ill
- Case Studies
- 1. Trial of Dr John Bodkin Adams for Murder(37)
- Summing Up by Trial Judge
- 2. Trial of Dr Leonard Arthur, initially for murder, subsequently for attempted murder(38)
- 3. Prosecution of Dr Thomas Lodwig in 1990 (39)
- The American Case: Prosecution of Drs Barber and Nejdl in 1983 for murder and conspiracy to murder (40)
- Australia
- 1988 Prosecution of Marilyn Bodnar for Manslaughter
- The Trial
- Comment on the Case Studies
- Cases Involving Handicapped Babies
- Divergence of Judicial Opinion
- Medical Treatment Legislation
- 1. The Natural Death Act 1983 (South Australia) and the Natural Death Act 1988 (Northern Territory).
- Comments
- The Medical Treatment Act 1988 (Victoria)
- Medical Trespass
- The Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Bill 1992
- Reservations About the Bill
- Criticisms of the Common Law
- Conclusion
- End Notes
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