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Patient Refusal Of Nutrition And HydrationPeople who feel they are near the end of their life often consciously refuse food and/or water. Published studies http://www.dyingwell.com/prnh.htm indicate that "within the context of adequate palliative care, the refusal of food and fluids does not contribute to suffering among the terminally ill", and might actually contribute to a comfortable passage from life: "At least for some persons, starvation does correlate with reported euphoria." See also References
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