J Med Ethics. 2013 Sep;39(9):583-4. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-100683. Epub 2012 Aug 13.
I argue that Brierley et al are wrong to claim that parents who request futile treatment are acting against the interests of their child. A better ethical ground for withholding or withdrawing life-prolonging treatment is not that it is in the interests of the patient to die, but rather on grounds of the limitation of resources and the requirements of distributive justice. Put simply, not all treatment that might be in a person's interests must ethically be provided.
我认为，Brierley 等人声称要求无效治疗的父母违背了他们孩子的利益，这种说法是错误的。拒绝或停止延长生命的治疗的更好伦理基础不是因为患者死亡符合其利益，而是因为资源有限和分配正义的要求。简单来说，并非所有符合个人利益的治疗都必须从伦理上提供。
