One of the most difficult and often inadequate determinations that a physician has to make is the attempt to predict when a patient might die. An example of this occurred when my husband, a neurosurgeon, saw a patient who had been operated on by the renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing for the most malignant type of brain tumor.
Boston Globe
“Dr. Barbara Rockett: Physician-assisted suicide ‘in direct conflict’ with doctor’s role”
July 31, 2012
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