What is it about?
When someone attempts to commit suicide, what is the ethical approach if they want to limit scope of treatment at the same time?
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Why is it important?
This is a tough ethical dilemma that shows the conflict between autonomy and loss of decision-making capacity.
Perspectives
An amalgam of several cases we have seen over the years. This is a real problem and we have at least one similar situation arise yearly.
Dr Steven J Baumrucker
Wellmont Health System
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This page is a summary of: Suicide and Self-Determination, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, July 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1049909115577933.
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