• Indian J Med Ethics · Jul 2012

    Concepts and debates in end-of-life care.

    • Abhijit Chakravarty and Pawan Kapoor.
    • Department of Hospital Administration, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. a.chak165@gmail.com
    • Indian J Med Ethics. 2012 Jul 1;9(3):202-6.

    AbstractDebates in India on end-of-life care assumed a new life after the petition in the Supreme Court in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug, calling for withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy from a patient in a persistent vegetative state. The Court's landmark decision has led the way for discussing and developing guidelines on various situations in end-of- life care. This paper discusses some key concepts in end-of-life care - medical futility, palliative care, advance directives, surrogate decision making, physician assisted suicide and euthanasia - with reference to the guidelines of various medical associations and decisions in Indian courts.

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