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A Doctor's Duty To Disclose Life Expectancy Information To Terminally Ill Patients, Denise Ann Dickerson Jan 1995

A Doctor's Duty To Disclose Life Expectancy Information To Terminally Ill Patients, Denise Ann Dickerson

Cleveland State Law Review

It is the purpose of this Note to review and evaluate the benefits to making full disclosure to a terminally ill patient. It is this author's position that a patient's well-being and dignity dictate that the physician be forthright with all information regarding a patient's diagnosis and the range of treatments available, including both active and passive treatments.