"Can the Right to Stop Eating and Drinking be Implemented by a Surrogate?"

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Can the Right to Stop Eating and Drinking be Implemented by a Surrogate?

Bill of Health Blog, Petrie-From Center for Health Law & Policy, Harvard Law School (2017)

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Abstract
This piece continues my exploration of the options available to avoid being mired
in deep dementia.   Previously, I spoke to actions while still competent, such as stopping
eating and drinking (SED).  Here, I examine whether the right of a competent person to
stop eating and drinking can be exploited at a post-competence stage of decline by use
of an advance instruction. 

Keywords

Advance Directives,
End-of-life Care,
Nutrition and Hydration

Disciplines

Health Law and Policy and
Medical Jurisprudence

Publication Date

March 15, 2017

Citation Information

"Can the Right to Stop Eating and Drinking be Implemented by a Surrogate?" Bill of Health Blog, Petrie-From Center for Health Law & Policy, Harvard Law School (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/norman-cantor/1/