Withdrawing artificial nutrition and hydration from minimally conscious and vegetative patients: family perspectives

In W v M, family members made an application to the Court of Protection for withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from a minimally conscious patient. Subsequent scholarly discussion has centred around the ethical adequacy of the judge's decision not to authorise withdrawal. This arti...

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Autores principales: Kitzinger, Celia, Kitzinger, Jenny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Law, Ethics and Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24425753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101799

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4316914/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24425753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2013-101799

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