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Physician-Assisted Death Is Illegal In Most States, So My Patient Made Another Choice.

Authors :
Muller, David
Source :
Health Affairs. Oct2012, Vol. 31 Issue 10, p2343-2346. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

A personal narrative from David Muller, the dean for medical education at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, is presented, which explores his experience with an old patient in his nineties, who voluntarily stopped eating and drinking in order to have a hastened death.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02782715
Volume :
31
Issue :
10
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Health Affairs
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
82471666
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1377/HLTHAFF.2011.0833