Law, Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life
A conflict arises in the clinic over the care of a critically ill, incapacitated patient. The clinicians and the patient’s family confront a difficult choice: to treat or not to treat? Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment feature frequently in the courts and in the world''s media, with prominent examples including the cases of Charlotte Wyatt, in the UK, and Terri Schiavo, i...
A conflict arises in the clinic over the care of a critically ill, incapacitated patient. The clinicians and the patient’s family confront a difficult choice: to treat or not to treat? Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment feature frequently in the courts and in the world''s media, with prominent examples including the cases of Charlotte Wyatt, in the UK, and Terri Schiavo, i...
