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A living will or advance medical directive or medical power of attorney represents the patients wishes in case he or she becomes incapacitated due to a terminal illness or otherwise.

Government Draft Bill riddled with drawbacks

Where a patient is suffering from terminal illness, there is the aspect of End Of Life Care which the Bill has not...

10 July 2017 1:59 AM IST

Modern medicine recognises patient autonomy as the basic principle of biomedical ethics.

Time to die with dignity

Euthanasia is a term derived from ancient Greek and means a good death.

10 July 2017 1:48 AM IST

Our systems are not designed to allow for meaningful conversations that may take some time. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions

The most important part of the conversation is taking the time to hear what a patient has to say.

2 Dec 2017 2:01 PM IST