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eMJA: Religious perspectives on withdrawal of treatment from patients with multiple organ failure Though religious values might seem to be irrelevant where continuing treatment is judged to be “futile”, such clinical assessments should instead serve to open a dialogue about values and beliefs. The six major religious traditions in Australia have some similar values and principles about death and provision of care for the dying, but differ in their processes of ethical reasoning, cosmologies, and key moral concepts. Engaging with religious traditions on the common ground of basic values (such as human dignity, care, the sacredness of human life, non-violence, compassion, and selflessness) promotes negotiation of the manner in which care is provided, even where conflicts exist. For decades there has been debate over whether family members, health care professionals, or other surrogate decision-makers should be permitted to make the decision to withdraw ventilation and artificial nutrition and hydration from patients who are no longer able to breathe on their own or feed themselves, when such withdrawal will inevitably lead to death. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_11_051205/ank10614_fm.html |
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