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Published studies indicate that
within the context of adequate palliative care:
“the refusal of food and fluids
does not contribute to suffering among the terminally ill,
and might actually contribute to a comfortable passage
from life: At least for some persons, starvation does
correlate with reported
euphoria
."
[11]
Patient Refusal of Nutrition and Hydration: Walking the Ever-
Finer Line
American Journal Hospice & Palliative Care, pp. 8-13,
March/April 1995
Treatment terminal patient