Opinions about the new law on end-of-life issues in a sample of french patients receiving palliative care.

Related Articles Opinions about the new law on end-of-life issues in a sample of french patients receiving palliative care. BMC Palliat Care. 2017 Jan 21;16(1):7 Authors: Boulanger A, Chabal T, Fichaux M, Destandau M, La Piana JM, Auquier P, Baumstarck K, Salas S Abstract BACKGROUND: In February 2nd 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-Leonetti law that forbade euthanasia and established the right to deep and continuous sedation for end-of-life patients. Moreover, the law also obliges clinicians to abide by any advance directives regarding treatment and investigation, except in cases where they are «obviously inappropriate» in a given medical situation,…
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