Withdrawing and witholding medical treatment: a comparative study between the Malaysian, English and Islamic law

The permissibility and lawfulness of withdrawing and withholding medical treatment has attracted considerable debates and criticisms, as the legal issues are drawn into entering the slippery slope of euthanasia. Proponents of “sanctity of life” views that withdrawing and withholding medical treatme...

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Main Authors: Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie, Omipidan, Bashiru Adeniyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Association of Medical Law 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3002/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3002/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3002/1/WITHDRAWING_AND_WITHHOLDING_MEDICAL_TREATMENT%5B1%5D.pdf