Simplified Legal Procedure for End-of-life Decisions in India: A New Dawn in the Care of the Dying?

Recent amendments to the onerous legal procedure laid down in the Landmark Supreme Court Judgment Common Cause vs The Union of India have aroused widespread interest. The new procedural guidelines of January 2023 appear workable and should ease ethical decision-making toward the end-of-life in India...

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Autores principales: Mani, Raj Kumar, Simha, Srinagesh, Gursahani, Roopkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10196646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37214121
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24464
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Sumario:Recent amendments to the onerous legal procedure laid down in the Landmark Supreme Court Judgment Common Cause vs The Union of India have aroused widespread interest. The new procedural guidelines of January 2023 appear workable and should ease ethical decision-making toward the end-of-life in India. This commentary provides the backdrop to the evolution of legal provisions for advance directives, withdrawal, and withholding decisions in terminal care. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Mani RK, Simha S, Gursahani R. Simplified Legal Procedure for End-of-life Decisions in India: A New Dawn in the Care of the Dying? Indian J Crit Care Med 2023;27(5):374–376.

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