@article{ART001432346},
author={안용항 and 김혜정},
title={The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2010},
volume={13},
number={1},
pages={17-28},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17}
TY - JOUR
AU - 안용항
AU - 김혜정
TI - The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2010
VL - 13
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 17
EP - 28
SN - 2005-8284
AB - On May 21, 2009, the Supreme Court of Korea ruled that patients have the right to terminate medically meaningless treatment upon confirmation that their terminal illness is indeed irreversible. The Supreme Court’s decision thus makes proof of the irreversibility of a patient’s condition an important process in legitimatizing a patient’s decision to terminate life-sustaining treatment. However, since medical practice rejects explanations in terms of “essences” and is affected by issues of subjectivity, we argue that physicians cannot give indisputable confirmation of the irreversibility of a patient’s terminal illness, as required by the Supreme Court’s ruling.
KW - bioethics;withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment;knowledge;advance directives
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
ER -
안용항 and 김혜정. (2010). The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 13(1), 17-28.
안용항 and 김혜정. 2010, "The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.13, no.1 pp.17-28. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항, 김혜정 "The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13.1 pp.17-28 (2010) : 17.
안용항, 김혜정. The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment. 2010; 13(1), 17-28. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항 and 김혜정. "The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13, no.1 (2010) : 17-28.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항; 김혜정. The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 13(1), 17-28. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항; 김혜정. The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2010; 13(1) 17-28. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항, 김혜정. The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment. 2010; 13(1), 17-28. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
안용항 and 김혜정. "The Limits of Medical Care and the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13, no.1 (2010) : 17-28.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.1.17
