@article{ref1,
title="Concepts and debates in end-of-life care",
journal="Indian journal of medical ethics",
year="2012",
author="Chakravarty, Abhijit and Kapoor, Pawan",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Debates in India on end-of-life care assumed a new life after the petition in the Supreme Court in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, calling for withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy from a patient in a persistent vegetative state. The Court's landmark decision has led the way for discussing and developing guidelines on various situations in end-of- life care. This paper discusses some key concepts in end-of-life care - medical futility, palliative care, advance directives, surrogate decision making, physician assisted suicide and euthanasia - with reference to the guidelines of various medical associations and decisions in Indian courts.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0974-8466",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}