Ethics of supplemental feeding

Question 1

is there an ethical difference between withdrawal and withholding treatment ?

Answer 1

Nope

Question 2

What is mental incapacity?

Answer 2

“incapable” means incapable of-

(a) acting; or
(b) making decisions; or
(c) communicating decisions; or
(d) understanding decisions; or
(e) retaining the memory of decisions,

Question 3

what is considered as basic care?

Answer 3

food and fluid

Question 4

Are tubes like NG considered treatment?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

whats artificial nutrition and hydration?

Answer 5

refers specifically to those techniques for providing nutrition or hydration which are used to bypass a pathology in the swallowing process.

Question 6

Is artificial nutrition considered basic care or treatment?

Answer 6

Treatment so it can be withdrawn