Sentences with phrase «end unbearable suffering»

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And even though Gawande acknowledges that legal euthanasia made the Dutch «slower than others to develop palliative care programs,» he supports «laws to provide these kinds of [lethal] prescriptions» to those experiencing «suffering at the end of life» that is «unavoidable and unbearable.»

«Our gratitude goes to Chairman Gottfried, Assemblywoman Paulin, the other sponsors of the bill, and the members of the Assembly Health Committee for this historic, first - ever approval of the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would allow terminally ill, mentally competent, adult patients to self - administer prescribed medicines if their suffering becomes unbearable,» David Leven, the executive director of End of Life Choices New York, said in a statement.

This means that it would not be unlawful for a doctor to end a patient's life, on condition that an order is sought from the courts, that a judge is satisfied that the patient's medical condition involves «unbearable suffering», that the patient has given a «a voluntary, clear, settled and informed wish to end his own life», and that there are no other means of relieving the patient's suffering.

«Physician - assisted dying is now recognized for what it is: a medical service that brings an end, for some individuals, to unbearable suffering.»