Pugno Perry A
Division of Medical Education, American Academy of Family Physicians, 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, Kansas 66211-2672, USA.
Health Care Anal. 2004 Sep;12(3):215-23. doi: 10.1023/B:HCAN.0000044928.73860.d3.
This paper looks at the ambiguities which PAS (physician assisted suicide) and voluntary active euthanasia (VAE ) present to the patient, his or her loved ones and the health-care team. The author pleads for a greater emphasis on humanizing the experience of the dying so that a team can meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.