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... Aggressive medical treatment is appropriate at the onset, when the prognosis remains uncertain. ...
Once the diagnosis of persistent vegetative state is established, continuing treatment is justified if, as the BMAs ethics committee states, "it makes possible a decent life in which a patient can reasonably be thought to have a continued interest. ... Although the evidence is strong, experience (particularly in the subgroups) is not yet still adequate to recommend a change in the British recommendations--but these are currently under review by a working party established by the royal colleges.
Both the medical and the legal authorities have advised that in some circumstances when the patients condition is irreversible withdrawal of life sustaining treatment, including tube feeding, may be legitimate and ethically acceptable. ... Medical aspects of the persistent vegetative state (first part). ... Medical aspects of the persistent vegetative state (second part). ... access_num=8489209&link_type=MED>
BMA Medical Ethics Committee. ...
Institute of Medical Ethics Working Party on the Ethics of Prolonging Life and Assisting Death. ...
BMA Medical Ethics Committee.
Approximate Word count = 1347
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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