to die. Eventually, after heated debate the judge ruled in favour of allowing Tony Bland to die.
             The UKCC code of conduct does not serve to clarify the position of nurses in respect to either passive of active euthanasia. According to the Code of Professional Conduct clauses 1 & 2, nurses should
             "act always in such a manner as to promote and safeguard the interests and well-being of patients and clients" UKCC (1992)
             "ensure that no action or omission on your part, or within your sphere of responsibility, is detrimental to the interests, condition or safety of patients and clients" UKCC (1992)
             These tend to support the official legal position that euthanasia is unacceptable.
             However, in the case of voluntary euthanasia (at the patients request), these two clauses could be argued to be in contention with clause 7 which states that nurses should
             "recognise and respect the uniqueness and dignity of each patient
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