Assisted suicide and the law: what every nurse should know

Smith, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4682-8957 2010. Assisted suicide and the law: what every nurse should know. British Journal of Nursing 19 (13) , pp. 858-859. 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.13.48866

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Abstract

The Director for Public Prosecutions published a final policy for prosecutors in cases of encouraging and assisting a suicide in February of 2010. This policy follows an interim policy and consultation exercise which the Director had engaged in as required by the House of Lords decision in R (on the application of Purdy) vs Director of Public Prosecution. This article explores the changes between the interim policy and the final policy. It provides an analysis of the factors in favour of and against prosecution in the final policy, as well as considering the implications of the final policy for nurses and healthcare workers.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Assisted dying; Assisted suicide; Director of Public Prosecutions; Prosecutorial guidance; Suicide Act
Publisher:	Mark Allen Healthcare
ISSN:	0966-0461
Date of Acceptance:	1 June 2010
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 07:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/99524

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