Suicide by persons with disabilities disguised as the refusal of life-sustaining treatment

HEC Forum. 1995 Mar-May;7(2-3):122-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01439239.

Author

V A Michel¹

Affiliation

¹ Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California Schools of Law and Medicine, USA.

PMID: 10172637
DOI: 10.1007/BF01439239

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Disabled Persons / legislation & jurisprudence*
Disabled Persons / psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Intention
Judicial Role*
Life Support Care / legislation & jurisprudence*
Patient Participation / legislation & jurisprudence*
Patient Participation / psychology
Personal Autonomy
Right to Die
Suicide / legislation & jurisprudence*
Suicide / psychology
Treatment Refusal / legislation & jurisprudence*
Treatment Refusal / psychology
United States
Value of Life*