"This book brings together the knowledge and experience of a diverse team of professionals and raises questions surrounding the ethics of caring for people with progressive, life-limiting illness and their relatives." "Initial definitions and some theoretical discussion leads on to a practical text which will enable people from a variety of professions to discuss and debate issues further to their practice." "All contributors either work in palliative care, teach aspects of it, are conducting research in this area, or come into regular contact with people who have a progressive, life-limiting illness."--BOOK JACKET.