title: Honoring the patient's wishes or passive euthanasia?
authors.affiliation: Quillen College of Medicine, Rogersville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Baumrucker
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolick
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hentz
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003422:Critical Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; D012297:Right to Die / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019452:Terminally Ill / Q000523:psychology*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026712:Value of Life