Doctors Must Respect if Patients Want Fast to Dead

Patients who have chronic illness or have an advanced stage sometimes wanted the death by refusing treatment. Now doctors in England could be blamed if it does not respect the wishes of patients.

This new announcement published a council which is responsible for the problem in the UK medical profession, the General Medical Council (GMC).

GMC announced the doctors should allow patients who have advanced stage for refusing to eat and drink if the patient does not want a treatment that could prolong her life, and must comply with the 'living will of' patients who have previously determined that the patient does not want revived.

In addition doctors should also follow the patient's desire to communicate through friends or relatives who have been determined in the power law.

But the new rules were reaping a variety of responses. Pro-life doctor who claimed discomfort with these regulations and advised that it had exceeded the limits too far.

This condition is a response to new laws such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which gives legal status to 'living will from'.

Last year cases of Kerrie Wooltorton (26 years), sparked controversy after he used the conditions of 'living will from' to tell doctors not to save his life after he poisoned himself.

Doctors should not mmebiarkan views himself and his religion interfere with these guidelines, though doctors can pull away from patient care. But doctors should seek a second medical opinion prior to advocate withdrawal from drinking and nutrition.

"This assumption is usually going to ask someone to take all reasonable steps in order to prolong the life of the patient. But there is no absolute obligation to prolong life regardless of the consequences and the views of patients, if they knew or could find out," said the GMC, as quoted from the Telegraph , Friday (05/21/2010).

Doctors asked to make decisions about patient care by looking at best interests of patients. And sometimes the desire of patients before treatment could be the deciding factor as what is desired by the patient.

Dr Peter Saunders of Christian Medical Fellowship said many patients who are approaching the end of his life not able to say with a clear change in its intention. Therefore, physicians should be alert to the danger if a rule in a hurry prepared and incomplete information about the disease and thus affects the doctor's decision.

Meanwhile, Dominica Roberts, chairman of the Pro-Life Alliance reveal that everyone has the right to refuse treatment. But the need for food and water to extend life is not a treatment but a form of caring.

Meanwhile, according to Dr Tony Calland from the British Medical Association is involved in the development of these guidelines GMC said the proposed guidelines are clear. This rule is about the need to work together with patients to ensure that the patient required a fair, dignified and without prejudice.

"Approximately 80 percent of people who die each year from age 65 years and over, but parents are often experiencing maintenance disregard his desire to end his life," said Michelle Mitchell from Age UK.