Terminating life-sustaining treatment--recent US developments
This paper reviews some recent litigation in the United States which addresses the difficult question of withdrawing food and hydration from both competent and incompetent patients. Whilst the decisions in question have manifested a trend towards favouring patient autonomy, they also indicate an und...
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1988
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 1988, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 135-139 |
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