Refusal of oral feeding and nutrition or a way to speed up dying without asking permission: voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking in the end of life

Pinho-Reis, Cintia; Capelas, Manuel Luís

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Pinho-Reis, Cintia

Capelas, Manuel Luís

Abstract(s)

Terminally ill patients experience conditions of life that can become unbearable resulting in the wish to end their life prematurely. One way to end one’s life prematurely is by voluntary stopping of eating and drinking, however this can also be considered a way of refusing food and water like refusal of artificial nutrition and hydration.

Keywords

End of life Ethical issues Palliative care Voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/54669

Citation

Pinho-Reis, C., & Capelas, M. L. (2025). Refusal of oral feeding and nutrition or a way to speed up dying without asking permission: voluntarily stopping of eating and drinking in the end of life. Revista Iberoamericana de Bioética, (27), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.14422/rib.i27.y2025.009