Truth-telling and doctor-assisted death as perceived by Israeli physicians

Truth-telling and doctor-assisted death as perceived by Israeli physicians

Abstract Background Medicine has undergone substantial changes in the way medical dilemmas are being dealt with. Here we explore the attitude of Israeli physicians to two debatable dilemmas: disclosing the full truth to patients about a poor medical prognosis, and assisting terminally ill patients i...

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Main Authors: Baruch Velan, Arnona Ziv, Giora Kaplan, Carmit Rubin, Yaron Connelly, Tami Karni, Orna Tal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
End-of-life
Doctor-assisted-death
Disclosure
Truth-telling
Autonomy
Ethical education
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0350-5

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