Withholding and withdrawing treatment in Canada: implications of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in the Rasouli case

Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

Divisions of Critical Care and Palliative Care (Downar), University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Ethics (Sibbald), London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ont.; John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre and Deparment of Psychiatry (Bailey), Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Critical Care and Anesthesia (Kavanagh), Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.