Continuous Sedation at the End of Life patient or the patient's family; Rietjens and
colleagues claim that “terminal sedation was almost always discussed with relatives but not …

The relatively new practice of continuous sedation at the end of life (CS) is increasingly
being debated in the clinical and ethical literature. This practice received much attention …

In their article Raus and colleagues (2011) argue that continuous deep sedation at the end
of life (CS) is not ethically preferable to physician-assisted suicide (PAS). They find that there …

Ronald Lindsay's (2009) evaluation of the 10-year experience with the Oregon Death with
Dignity Act centers on the arguments offered by opponents that such a law would result in …

The controversy over the equivalence of continuous sedation until death (CSD) and
physician-assisted suicide/euthanasia (PAS/E) provides an opportunity to focus on a …

After lengthy review and deliberations, the Harvard University Community Ethics Committee
(CEC)(operating under the auspices of the Harvard Ethics Leadership Group of the Harvard …

Two studies reported in the Journal of Medical Ethics add to the growing body of qualitative
evidence relating to the use of sedatives at the end of life. 1 2 Respondents in the two …

I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgment, I consider for
the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. I will …

End-of-life decision making is fraught with ethical challenges. Withholding or withdrawing
life support therapy is widely considered ethical in patients with high treatment burden, poor …

In “Is Continuous Sedation at the End of Life an Ethically Preferable Alternative to Physician-
Assisted Suicide?” the authors operate under the assumption that continuous deep sedation …