Dana wrote: > > Doctors challenge patient's final say on right to live > By Alexandra Frean and Steve Bird > > > THE Court of Appeal will decide this week whether it should be for > doctors or patients to have a final say on withdrawing life-saving > treatment. > The case concerns Leslie Burke, 45, a terminally ill man with a > degenerative condition, who won a High Court judgment last summer > requiring doctors to honour his wish for life-prolonging treatment.
In not time-critical treatments doctors should always have the right to choose not to treat a patient. Whether the treatment is abortion, euthanasia or tube feeding, doctors should not be required to provide a treatment they don't feel to be morally justified. Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157976 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
