In response to this, some medical schools have started teaching students how to break bad news to patients.11 The Ethics in Medicine Web site at the University of Washington School of Medicine contains a six-step protocol titled "Breaking Bad News." ... But justified criteria should be required in the evaluation of burdens and benefits so that arbitrary decisions that could threaten the rights of disabled patients are not made.2 Some people may decide that their ...

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