Individualism and the Decision to Withdraw Life Support

The 1996 Health Care Consent Act of Ontario (Canada) is a law that regulates medical decision making. Therefore, it also gives indications on how end of life decisions should be made. The goal of the law was to ensure and protect patient’s autonomy and avoid medical paternalism, especially...

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Main Author: Louise Chartrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Societies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/4/117