Where Hospices Fail: Hastening Death — When That’s What the Patient Wants
“Hospice nurses are often worried that someone who willingly hastens his own death is really committing suicide,” Judith Schwarz says impatiently. She is a registered nurse herself, who has done a qualitative study on what it’s like for nurses to be asked by patients for assistance in dying.
Schwartz, who also works for CompassionandChoices.org, has spent a lot [...]
