TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - A comment on the Director of Public Prosecution's Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide
JO  - Clinical Ethics
A1  - East, H.
SP  - 125
EP  - 129
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
N2  - The Director of Public Prosecutions has recently released the Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide. These guidelines provide information on the factors that shall be considered when contemplating whether to bring a prosecution in the public interest in cases concerning assisting and encouraging suicide. While intended to clarify the potential liability of those engaged in or considering such practices, the guidelines have also stumbled into controversial and murky areas of law. As such any potential positive outcomes the guidelines may produce must be weighed against the potential confusion they may also cause. © 2010, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1477-7509
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/ce.2010.010027
ID  - ref1
ER  -