title: The role of the patient and the family in deciding to forgoing life-support: Eastern and Western perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA. veatchr@georgetown.edu
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Veatch
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics; D032903:Confucianism; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics; D005190:Family; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics; D010358:Patient Participation; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations / Q000941:ethics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*; D019366:Western World