Euthanasia Debates: When Palliative Care Falls Short, What Should Step In?

While evaluating the discussions regarding the legalization of euthanasia, the Tayvan Sağlık ve Refah Bakanlığı resorted to a rather striking…

Ministry officials argued that euthanasia is resorted to in order to relieve the patient from pain, whereas palliative care (hospice and end-of-life care) exists to remove pain from the patient. At first…