Researcher Linda Ganzini, M.D., says she was "stunned" aftertallying the questionnaire results reported in this issue ofthe Journal (pages 359–365): Among the hospice nursesin Oregon who were surveyed, nearly twice as many had caredfor patients who chose voluntary refusal of food and fluidsto hasten death as had cared for patients who chose physician-assistedsuicide. This study takes an initial step toward examining theexperience of voluntary refusal of food and fluids for patientsand their caregivers. The nurses' descriptions of the deathsresulting from voluntary refusal of food and fluids accord withthe few published . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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