Jornal de Pesquisa Clínica e Bioética

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Withdrawal Life Support and Let Dying Ill Patients: Right or Wrong Decision

Muslim Shah

Health care decision making is characterized by uncertainty. In the clinical practice one never knows in advance that whether one has made the right decision, or has opted for the right or the best option. Even if, medical decisions may result in serious harms and burdens, the ethical principles all in all are not applicable to health care. These principles hold one accountable that no harms will result from the actions or policy. However, in clinical practice it is an obligation to do well for the patient and have to weigh the beneficences against possible harms. The purpose of this paper is to identify certain ethical issues in the given scenario and critically analyze them by using different ethical approaches, and to reach the best possible practical solution.