Article
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)
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
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/