Comparing doctors’ legal compliance across three Australian states for decisions whether to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment: does different law lead to different decisions?

Comparing doctors’ legal compliance across three Australian states for decisions whether to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment: does different law lead to different decisions?

Abstract Background Law purports to regulate end-of-life care but its role in decision-making by doctors is not clear. This paper, which is part of a three-year study into the role of law in medical practice at the end of life, investigates whether law affects doctors’ decision-making. In particular...

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Main Authors: Ben P. White, Lindy Willmott, Colleen Cartwright, Malcolm Parker, Gail Williams, Juliet Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
End-of-life decision-making
Medical law
Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment
Compliance with law
Advance directives
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-017-0249-1

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