Gillett G R
J Med Ethics. 1986 Jun;12(2):83-6. doi: 10.1136/jme.12.2.83.
This paper concerns those patients whose brain is irreversibly damaged to the point where they will never recover significant mental life. I examine the reasons which justify the decision to withhold or discontinue active medical intervention in these patients. They involve the identity, quality of life and agency of those beings whom we value as persons.
本文关注的是那些大脑受到不可逆转的损伤,以至于永远无法恢复重要精神生活的患者。我探讨了那些证明在这些患者中停止或终止积极医疗干预这一决定合理的原因。这些原因涉及到我们视为人的那些个体的身份、生活质量和行为能力。