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No AccessFreiwilliger Verzicht auf Nahrung und Flüssigkeit („Sterbefasten“)Ein Ausweg am Lebensende?Prof. Dr. phil. Alfred SimonProf. Dr. phil. Alfred Simon Akademie für Ethik in der Medizin Humboldtallee 36 37073 Göttingen Deutschland http://www.aem-online.de/ Authors email:[email protected]Akademie für Ethik in der MedizinHumboldtallee 3637073 GöttingenDeutschlandSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:Dec 2017https://doi.org/10.13109/weme.2017.69.6.487SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail AboutAbstractVoluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) is discussed as an option for capable, terminally ill patients who wish to hasten death. Caring for a patient who is going this way can be a moral challenge for physicians, nurses and relatives. Furthermore, the current ethical and juridical evaluation of VSED is inconsistent and controversial. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited by“Discussion or silent accompaniment: a grounded theory study about voluntary stopping of eating and drinking in Switzerland”24 May 2022 | BMC Palliative Care, Vol. 21, No. 1Biathanatos revisited: Anabaptist perspectives on voluntarily stopping eating and drinking in the face of terminal illness31 May 2022 | Palliative Care and Social Practice, Vol. 16 Download book coverVolume 69Issue 6December 2017 ISSN: 0043-2040eISSN: 2196-8284HistoryPublished online:December 2017 PDF download
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