Tough on Drugs

Using morphine to end a person's life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a recent letter in the British Medical Journal. It follows the case of Kelly Taylor, a terminally ill woman who went to court earlier this month for the right to be sedated into unconsciousness by morphine, even though it will hasten her death.

Posted on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...082741.htm