Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in the age of medical assistance in dying: ethical considerations for physicians

Since 2016, when medical assistance in dying (MAiD) became legal in Canada, healthcare professionals (HCPs) have become familiar with exploring and acting upon patients’ wishes to hasten death (WTHD). In contrast to MAiD, the literature on the voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is very...

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Autores principales: Peter Allatt, Daniel D.M. Kim, Philip Hébert
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publishing 2022-07-01
Colección:Palliative Care and Social Practice
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1177/26323524221112170