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Refusing life sustaining treatment

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Bioethics on refusing life-sustaining treatment focuses on a patient’s right to make decisions about their own medical care. A key principle is autonomy, meaning competent patients can refuse treatments like ventilators, feeding tubes, or CPR even if it may lead to death. This right is supported by tools like advance directives and DNR orders. While healthcare providers follow beneficence and nonmaleficence (doing good and avoiding harm), they must still respect patient choices if the patient is informed and mentally competent. When patients cannot decide for themselves, family members or surrogates use the patient’s known wishes or best interests to guide decisions. Overall, the topic highlights the ethical balance between saving lives and respecting individual rights and dignity.

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Week 2 Refusing Life Sustaining Treatment
Advance Directive legal term for any document that outlines
your medical treatment preferentes
ex healthcarepower of attorney living will

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Designedto answer questions like
who should make medical decisions for you
what are your medical treatment priorities
who should have an advance directive
everyone default
medical preferences that are different than the
anyone whohas
medical treatment pathway
when to use earth one
Healthcare power of attorney when you are married but want
your brother to get the say over your medical care
Living will you are living with stage 4 cancer you know
that when your time is getting short you want to focus
on your comfort

If you know you don't want to be hooked up to a ventilato
or receive CPR in your last moments
Recommended that you at least have a healthcarepower of attorney
in place
L good thing to discuss your preferentesbefore a crisis lan occur

can make one at your doctor's office
or online

particularly important to consider or reconsideryour
health care choices if you
have been diagnosed with a terminal illness
have been diagnosed with an illness or conditionthat
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Lewis Vaughn Bioethics
Publisher: 2017 ISBN: 9780190250102 Edition: Unknown

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