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Choices: Sounds of Silence On Matters of Hospice: Despite recent growth of the hospice field, intended to help the terminally ill die as peacefully as possible, most Americans still die in hospitals. Other studies had found that doctors often failed to tell patients' families about their options; now, a new report suggests that nurses, too, may play a role.
Suicide Option Brings Peace: Bev Heitz is plain-spoken, not polished. She's never been political. She was so indifferent to Oregon's controversial physician-assisted suicide law that she didn't even vote on the measure.
Few Lawmakers Want Another Look At Legalizing Euthanasia: Leaders of the state House and Senate say they want to discuss a bill that legalizes euthanasia, or physician-assisted death. But first they must persuade their committee chairmen to call public hearings for the controversial proposal.
Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine: JAMA Book Review, Vol. 285, Number 4, 1/24-31/01 (Journal of the American Medical Association) The book has seven parts: "Psychiatric Complications of Terminal Illness," "Symptom Management," "Psychotherapeutic Intervention and Palliative Care," "Pediatric Palliative Care," "Family and Staff Issues," "Ethical and Spiritual Issues," and "Research Issues."