Document 0364
 DOCN  M9590364
 TI    Choosing to die. Breaking the silence.
 DT    9509
 AU    Van Reyk P; Lesbian & Gay Anti-Violence Project, Darlinghurst, NSW.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1994 Nov 3-6;6:128 (unnumbered
       abstract). Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM6/95291735
 AB    In 1994, the AIDS Council of NSW undertook the production of a booklet
       on euthanasia. This was in response to two needs: the need for people
       wishing to choose euthanasia to have easily accessible information on
       how to make such a decision and on the likely consequences of their
       actions; and the need for practitioners in the care and support sectors
       for clear information on their legal and ethical positions in relation
       to euthanasia, and for ways to discuss the issue with clients. This
       paper looks at the process of developing the booklet and what light that
       sheds on the silence around the issue--why we are silent, and the
       consequences of silence. Paul Van Reyk (B. Social Studies) has been an
       educator and policy writer in HIV/AIDS for seven years, and is the
       author of Doing it Ourselves. A guide to caring for people with HIV at
       home.
 DE    Attitude to Death  *Choice Behavior  *Ethics, Medical
       Euthanasia/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Patient Education  MEETING ABSTRACT

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