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extraordinary treatment |
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extraordinary treatment Heroic treatment 'Treatment or care that does not offer a reasonable hope or benefit to the Pt, or which cannot be accomplished without excessive pain, expense, or other great burden; ET is an ethical
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145 did not completely eliminate extraordinary treatment for material gains and losses from early extinguishment of debt. Anything else is usually termed extraordinary treatment and considered optional. Leaving aside the nuances of that situation, shouldn't there be a bright line between questions of when a particular act represents extraordinary treatment to someone who has a terminal illness-which is one side of the line-and taking a deliberate act intended to kill a person-which is on the other side of the line? |
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