HMOs, relatives who get the benefits of their insurance policies, etc.). Further, many ethicists point out that quality of life can be much improved for some through palliative therapy and therefore a life of good quality can, for most, be maintained almost until the end.
Leung (2007) notes that dying with dignity is part of the 'right to die" movement. Typically, the term is used to refer to allowing the patient to die in order to spare him or her living solely on the aid of life support or living with a seriously diminished capacity. In other words, it is the idea of committing suicide before any of this can occur and, as a result, being allowed to die with one's dignity maintained. The pivotal argument is that decisions about this sho
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