The Benefits of Informed Non-Dissent when Families have Difficulty Making a Decision

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Canadian Journal of Bioethics / Revue canadienne de bioéthique 5 (4):94-95 (2022)
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Being a surrogate decision-maker is challenging for many people and having to decide to withdraw life sustaining therapies can be extremely difficult. Helping surrogates to refocus their decisions on informed non-dissent can greatly minimize unnecessary suffering for all involved. This case study describes how dignitary harm was minimized by using the concept of informed non-dissent.

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