The Least Worst Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20338488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret P Battin (0000-0002-0929-5357, University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 13 |
| Publication date | 1983-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3561769 |
| PMID | 6853146 |
| OpenAlex | W2123912629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
The realities of "natural" death and the alternative of a least worst\ndeath are explored in this article about the dilemmas faced by terminally ill\npatients and their doctors. Treatment refusal, the only legally sanctioned\nmeans of avoiding medically-prolonged death, may lead to distressing physical\nconditions that destroy patients' hopes for a dignified death. By functioning\nas strategists of natural death, however, physicians could help patients\nselectively refuse treatments in a way that would produce a more comfortable,\npredictable, and peaceful death. (KIE abstract)
Cause of death · Disease · Distressing · Intensive care medicine · Medical emergency · Natural (archaeology) · Natural death · Palliative care · Terminally ill · Ethics in medical practice · History · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2024 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |