Healing and dying with dignity: Where does India stand.

ABSTRACT

The articles in this special issue have emerged from work towards the sixth National Bioethics Conference entitled “Healing and dying with dignity Ethical issues in palliative care, end-of-life care and euthanasia”. These contributions from physicians and social scientists touch upon three closely linked concepts, and raise complex ethical issues that must be faced by patients and their families, as well as by healthcare providers.