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Framing Permission for Halting or Continuing Life-Extending Therapies

Authors :
Chris Feudtner
Wynne Morrison
David Munson
Source :
AMA Journal of Ethics. 10:506-510
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
American Medical Association (AMA), 2008.

Abstract

The way that we choose how to frame the conversation with parents about halting or continuing such therapy for their children who will not recover has special importance in medicine and in society. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Details

ISSN :
23766980
Volume :
10
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
AMA Journal of Ethics
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....668eff5ac1ed95e697278f2e60b1f4bf
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.medu1-0808