Tag / end-of-life ethics
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Clinical Ethics Consultation: Responding to MAID and the Issues that Foster It
This blog describes a case that involves issues that can drive seriously ill patients to consider MAID as an option. The piece then shows how an ethicist’s clearly communicated unbiased recommendations can enable those involved to understand and accept a decision even though they may not agree with it.
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Kudos to Authors: End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World
Ryan Pferdehirt, Vice President of Ethics Services for the Center for Practical Bioethics, explains what clinical ethicists do in healthcare in this CareTalk blog.
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The Case of John: Refusal to Eat in a Long-Term Care Facility
John is a strongly independent 92-year-old widower of many years, with no children. Is he done living?
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