The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Ethics Forum: How should a surgeon respond to a patient's request to hasten death? Kathleen N. Fenton,

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The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Ethics Forum: How should a surgeon respond to a patient's request to hasten death? Kathleen N. Fenton, MD, Grace B. Huffman, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 157, Issue 5, Pages 1943-1947 (May 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.078 Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions

We can consider our response in advance based on law, policy, and ethics. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2019 157, 1943-1947DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.10.078) Copyright © 2018 Terms and Conditions