CPR is “futile” when it offers the patient no clinical benefit. When CPR offers no benefit, you as a physician are ethically justified in withholding

CPR is “futile” when it offers no clinical benefit. When CPR offers no benefit, your physician is ethically justified to withhold resuscitation. Clearly it is

Virtually all hospitals have policies which describe circumstances under which CPR can be withheld. Two general situations arise which justify withholding CPR: when CPR is

Virtually all hospitals have policies which describe circumstances under which CPR can be withheld. Two general situations arise which justify withholding CPR: when CPR is

It is unknown when or where advance care planning should ideally occur. It is generally thought that this should occur initially in the outpatient setting,

Much of the opposition to assisted death is based on the fear that voluntary requests for aid-in-dying would soon move to these surrogate decisions and

This varies from country to country. Advance directives fall into two broad categories: instructive and proxy. Instructive directives allow for preferences regarding the provision of

One of the most important aspects of responding to a request for PAS is to be respectful and caring. Virtually every request represents a profound

Futility refers to the benefit of a particular intervention for a particular patient. With futility, the central question is not, “How much money does this

Assisted death is a model that includes both what has been called physician-assisted “suicide” and voluntary active euthanasia. It suggests a difference in the degree