%0 Journal Article %A James P. Orlowski %A Robert L. Collins %A Susan N. Cancian %T Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement %D 1993 %J Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine %P 81-85 %V 60 %N 1 %X Avoiding death is not always the preeminent goal of health care, and decisions about the use of life-supporting treatment may either hasten or forestall death. What are the health care professional’s responsibilities regarding the use of life-supporting therapy? This report offers general and specific guidelines for termination of life-supporting treatment. %U https://www.ccjm.org/content/ccjom/60/1/81.full.pdf