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Doctors may feel ‘moral distress’ when surrogates make decisions

https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/doctors-may-feel-moral-distress-when-surrogates-make-decisions

When patients cannot make their own decisions about life-prolonging care, many doctors feel “moral distress” acting on the choices of surrogates like family members, a small survey suggests.

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