title: Allowing patients to die: practical, ethical, and religious concerns.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. mkahn@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Cathy J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Owens
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012067:Religion; D012297:Right to Die; D014481:United States