Forgoing life-sustaining treatment – a comparative analysis of regulations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and England

Forgoing life-sustaining treatment – a comparative analysis of regulations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and England

Abstract Background Regulations on forgoing life-sustaining treatment (LST) have developed in Asian countries including Japan, Korea and Taiwan. However, other countries are relatively unaware of these due to the language barrier. This article aims to describe and compare the relevant regulatory fra...

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Main Authors: Miho Tanaka, Satoshi Kodama, Ilhak Lee, Richard Huxtable, Yicheng Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Forgoing (withholding and withdrawing) life-sustaining treatment
End-of-life care
Law
Guideline
Japan
Korea
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-020-00535-w

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