End of Life Decisions - 1. Contemporaneous and advance refusal of treatment; 2. Withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging medical treatment; 3. Assisted dying: euthanasia and assisted suicide
"CAEPP conducts research to better understand the clinical, psychological, organizational, cross-cultural, and ethical complexities associated with advances in medical knowledge and technology..."
"These guidelines identify the key ethical and legal issues that should inform all CPR decisions. These basic principles are the same for all patients, in all settings, but differences in clinical and personal circumstances make it essential that all CPR decisions are made on an individual basis. The guidelines provide a framework to support decisions relating to CPR and communicating them effectively."
"This web site is designed to help patients, family members, and care givers make thoughtful, informed decisions about the option of tube feeding at the end of life."
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
American Medical Association Policy E-2.21 Euthanasia
Search the AMA Policy Finder for E-2.21 and you will be directed to the policy statement.
"In May 1994, the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law published a 217 page report titled 'When Death Is Sought: Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Medical Context'. Since this particular issue has received so much public attention, we are making the report available electronically. The report is posted in individual Chapters."