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A piece of my mind. It's over, Debbie

1988; American Medical Association; Volume: 259; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.259.2.272

1538-3598

Name Withheld by Request,

Ethics in medical practice

A physician who describes himself or herself only as a gynecology resident in a large, private hospital writes in JAMA's "A piece of my mind" column about having administered a lethal dose of morphine to a terminally ill patient. The resident reports that the 20-year-old patient was dying of ovarian cancer, had not eaten or slept in two days, and was suffering from unrelenting vomiting. The resident, who had not seen the patient before, also writes that her only words at the time were "Let's get it over with."