Should doctors provide futile medical treatment if patients or their proxies are prepared to pay for it?
Ethically and legally doctors are not obliged to provide futile treatment to patients, even if the patient or their proxies are prepared to pay for it. However, it may be justified where such treatment is harmless and has a placebo effect. In deciding about a request for futile treatment, doctors sh...
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| Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2017-02-01
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| Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11798/7953 |