Permanently unconscious patients and the ethical controversies surrounding artificial nutrition and hydration: getting the facts straight

Linacre Q. 1993 Feb;60(1):75-90. doi: 10.1080/20508549.1993.11878193.

Authors

K R Mitchell¹, T J Lovat

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Medicine, University of Newcastle, UK.

PMID: 16035167
DOI: 10.1080/20508549.1993.11878193

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Catholicism
Coma
Euthanasia, Passive / ethics*
Euthanasia, Passive / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Moral Obligations
Nutritional Support / ethics*
Pain
Persistent Vegetative State / therapy*
Terminally Ill
Withholding Treatment / ethics