TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Concepts and debates in end-of-life care
JO  - Indian journal of medical ethics
A1  - Chakravarty, Abhijit
A1  - Kapoor, Pawan
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0974-8466
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -