Is withholding hydration a valid comfort measure in the terminally ill?
Is withholding hydration a valid comfort measure in the terminally ill?
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对于绝症患者来说，停止补充水分是一种有效的安慰措施吗？
作者：
L. A. Printz
向垂死的病人扣留或撤回医疗补水，往好里说似乎是没有根据的，往坏里说是不道德的，甚至是犯罪行为。然而，作者却提出了不同的建议。
Withholding or withdrawing medical hydration from a dying patient may seem to be unwarranted at best, unethical or even criminal at worst. The author, however, suggests otherwise.