Ethical issues in end of life decisions need public airing
Public debate in Britain about moral differences between helping someone to die and withdrawing or withholding treatment can only help patients and their doctors, says a specialist from the standpoint of ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease.Two well known cases—those of Miss B and Mr...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2004
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 30, Issue: 1, Pages: 34 |
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| Summary: | Public debate in Britain about moral differences between helping someone to die and withdrawing or withholding treatment can only help patients and their doctors, says a specialist from the standpoint of ethics and decision making in end stage lung disease.Two well known cases—those of Miss B and Mrs … |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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