Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking: is medical support ethically justified?
Abstract Background Physician-assisted dying has been the subject of extensive discussion and legislative activity both in Europe and North America. In this context, dying by voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is often proposed, and practiced, as an alternative method of self-determine...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0950-1 |