Criteria for indication of initiation or discontinuation of life-sustaining therapy

https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.1988.1331
  • Raffaele Manna | amministrazione.medicinaemorale@unicatt.it Istituto di Clinica medica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma., Italy.
  • Alberto Migliore Istituto di Clinica medica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Roma., Italy.

Abstract

Most of the ethical problems involved in life-support therapy may stem from a different understanding of authority in health care and a non-univocal interpretation of the principle of proportionality. Particularly in Anglo-Saxon circles, the theory is established that authority in medical care lies exclusively with patients or their legal representatives.

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2024-09-14
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Vol 38 No 4 (1988)
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Manna, R., & Migliore, A. (2024). Criteria for indication of initiation or discontinuation of life-sustaining therapy. Medicina E Morale, 38(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.1988.1331

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