In palliative care, a hastened death is when a person who has a life limiting illness has the wish, desire, or intentionally seeks to end their life prematurely. We are proposing that hastened death includes, but is not exclusive of, lawful assisted dying where an individual who meets a specific criterion can be prescribed or administered medications to end their life.
Editorial on Hastened Death
International practice in relation to hastened death and assisted dying
Review Article on Hastened Death
Assisted dying around the world: a status quaestionis
Voluntary assisted dying in the Australian state of Victoria: an overview of challenges for clinical implementation
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada: practical aspects for healthcare teams
Overview of voluntarily stopping eating and drinking to hasten death
Original Article on Hastened Death
Assisted dying and palliative care in three jurisdictions: Flanders, Oregon, and Quebec
Classification of end-of-life decisions by Dutch physicians: findings from a cross-sectional survey
Patients’ views on end-of-life practices that hasten death: a qualitative study exploring ethical distinctions
‘Desire to Die’ in palliative care patients—legal framework and recommendations of the national evidence-based guideline on palliative care in Germany
Disclosure:
The series “Hastened Death” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. Nancy J. Preston and Sheri Mila Gerson are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.