Withholding or withdrawing medical treatment from a person either because of medical futility or at that person’s voluntary and competent request.


See Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: A white paper from the European Association for Palliative Care

Radbruch L et al, on behalf of the board members of the EAPC. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: a white paper from the EAPC. Palliat Med 2015. Internet. Accessed on October 25, 2016.
IAHPC. Global Statements on Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide. Internet. Accessed on October 25, 2016.