Etudianten deuxieme annee de medecine'a l'Universite Western Ontario, Jay Nathanson, s'
est merite le troisieme pnxau concours Logie de dissertation de 1993 du JAMC, auquel sont …

This article discusses the recent decision of the Court of Appeal of the United Kingdom in Re
B (Adult: Refusal of Medical Treatment)[2002] 2 All ER 449, which confirmed the common …

Understandably, there are situations where doctors and other health care professionals
ignore the right to refuse treatment, thus causing severe emotional suffering as well as …

Apatient's right to determine his or her treatment is fundamental and reflects our respect for
the autonomy of the individual." 2 The historical origins of this principle can be traced to …

Advance refusals of life-sustaining treatment involve three potentially conflicting interests:
those of the patient; those of the doctor; and those of the law. The state's interest in …

C ontemporary, normative ethics-both theoretical and applied-has reacted against
utilitarianism because of its tendency to regard the individual as little more than a recip-ient …

The issue of patients refusing treatment, particularly potentially life-saving treatment, is a
source of great ethical and legal concern for health-care professionals. Some of these cases …

Although the right to refuse medical treatment is universally recognized as a fundamental
principle of liberty, this right is not always honored. A refusal can be thwarted either because …

The principle of patient auton-omy requires that competent patients have the opportunity to
choose among medically indi-cated treatments and to refuse any unwanted treatment …

1 Patients who refuse to consent to recommended medical treatment can create real
dilemmas for the medical staff who, reluctant to see the patient suffer what may be regarded …