Cultural acceptance of death remains perhaps the most significant challenge faced by palliative care practitioners today. How can we advance the science and optimise the use of palliative care services in a death-denying culture? There is a need for widespread cultural 'conversations' on death, but instigating these can at times seem like a daunting task, particularly given the proliferation of news sources and the partisan nature of current cultural discourse. Here in the USA, one need only think back to the 'death panel' debate that arose during passage of the Affordable Care Act to understand the magnitude of the challenge that faces those advocating for increased acceptance of palliative and end-of-life care.
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机译：文化对死亡的接受可能仍然是当今姑息治疗从业者面临的最重大挑战。我们如何在否认死亡的文化中推进科学发展并优化姑息治疗服务的使用？有必要就死亡问题开展广泛的文化“对话”，但有时甚至是令人生畏的任务，尤其是考虑到新闻来源的泛滥以及当前文化话语的党派性质，煽动这些对话似乎是一项艰巨的任务。在美国这里，人们只需要回想起《平价医疗法案》（Affordable Care Act）通过期间发生的“死亡专家组”辩论，以了解那些主张越来越多地接受姑息治疗和临终护理的人所面临的挑战的严重性。
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