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Criteria for indication of initiation or discontinuation of life-sustaining therapy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Most of the ethical problems involved in life-support therapy may stem from a different understanding of authority in health care and a non-univocal interpretation of the principle of proportionality. Particularly in Anglo-Saxon circles, the theory is established that authority in medical care lies exclusively with patients or their legal representatives.

Source: Medicina e Morale

DOI: 10.4081/mem.1988.1331

Authors: Raffaele Manna, Alberto Migliore

Institution: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Language: English

Topic: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4402553377

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