Ethics of Deactivating Implantable Devices
Turning off heart devices near life's end stirs ethical, legal debates
Kevin B. O'Reilly
American Medical News
November 24, 2010
Only 12% of lawyers thought turning off a pacemaker amounted to physician-assisted suicide, compared with 24% of patients. One in 10 doctors thought deactivating a defibrillator was akin to assisted suicide, said the study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Link: Ethics of Deactivating Implantable Devices, Glenn McGee, PhD, John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics, The Bioethics Channel, 17 minutes 56 seconds
Kevin B. O'Reilly
American Medical News
November 24, 2010
Only 12% of lawyers thought turning off a pacemaker amounted to physician-assisted suicide, compared with 24% of patients. One in 10 doctors thought deactivating a defibrillator was akin to assisted suicide, said the study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Link: Ethics of Deactivating Implantable Devices, Glenn McGee, PhD, John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics, The Bioethics Channel, 17 minutes 56 seconds
Labels: chronic care; medical ethics; bioethics; medical futility
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