Doctors' religious beliefs strongly influence end-of-life decisions, study finds

29/01/2014 15:33

Atheist or agnostic doctors are almost twice as willing to take decisions that they think will hasten the end of a very sick patient's life as doctors who are deeply religious, new research suggests. And doctors with a strong faith are less likely to discuss this type of treatment with the patient concerned, the research shows. [Read more] ...