Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life
HFA's 2005 Initiative explored the myriad components of medical ethics and decisions that health care providers and families face as patients and loved ones near death.
Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life. View the Table of Contents.
Book Chapters
- Case Study: “Please don’t tell her.” Family Opposition to Breaking Bad News (
PDF)
San Diego Hospice and Palliative Care> - Ethics, End-of-Life Care, and the Law: Overview ( PDF)
Alan Meisel and Bruce Jennings - When Families Disagree: Family Conflict and Decisions ( PDF)
Samira K. Beckwith - Ethical Dilemmas in Hospice Care ( PDF)
Richard Fife - Case Study: Sarah: Autonomy and Medical Paternalism ( PDF)
Hospice of the Bluegrass - Case Study: Withdrawal of Implantable Cardiac Devices ( PDF)
Alive Hospice
Resource List ( PDF)
