Will to live in the terminally ill

1 claim to have shown a "changing pattern of will to live in the palliative-care setting", and conclude that "demonstration of a sustained wish to die must be part of evaluating any death-hastening request". We totally agree on ethical grounds, but not on the basis of clinical pragmatism. 2

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