The Art of Medicine Near the End of Life

This is an interesting article on terminal sedation (part of a series) that was featured on the front page of the New York Times on December 27th.  It weaves policy and ethical issues in with the personal story of a few different patients and their families dealing with these issues in real time. 
 
"In almost every room people were sleeping, but not like babies. This was not the carefree sleep that would restore them to rise and shine for another day. It was the sleep before — and sometimes until — death..."
 
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