Just dying: the futility of futility.
I argue that Brierley et al are wrong to claim that parents who request futile treatment are acting against the interests of their child. A better ethical ground for withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatment is not that it is in the interests of the patient to die, but rather on grounds o...
Main Author: | Savulescu, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2013
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