title: Refusal of hydration and nutrition: irrelevance of the "artificial" vs "natural" distinction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 641 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. robert_truog@hms.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Truog
authors.forename: Thomas I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Cochrane
mesh_terms: D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D012297:Right to Die / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*