Death by deliberate dehydration and starvation: silent echoes of the hungerhauser.

Authors :: Dolan, John M.
Source :: Issues in Law & Medicine. Fall, 1991, Vol. 7 Issue 2, p173, 197 p.
Publication Year :: 1991
Abstract: During the final days of his life, Oscar Wilde, aware that death was imminent, lost interest in food but drank whenever one of his visitors brought him a bottle. In [...]

Subjects :: Terminally ill persons -- Ethical aspects
Feeding methods -- Ethical aspects
Life support systems (Critical care) -- Ethical aspects
Persistent vegetative state -- Ethical aspects

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