"This Condition isn't Going to get any Better so I can't see why we're Prolonging it": Risks and Benefits of using Empirical Research to Inform Normative Decisions Concerning End-of-Life Care
Progressive neurological diseases are often complicated by declining cognitive function (leading to impaired decision-making capacity) in addition to the physical impairments which have significant emotional and social consequences. Options for managing the later stages vary from invasive medical pr...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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Journal of disability & religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 283-297 |
Further subjects: | B
empirical ethics
B clinically assisted nutrition B Palliative Care B Euthanasia |
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