The Doctrine of Double Effect – Spotlight Series

This month’s Spotlight features David N. Hoffman, JD, Vice President and Secretary for the Completed Life Initiative and Robert K. Horowitz, MD, physician and educator from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Division of Palliative Care. Together, David and Robert explain the Doctrine of Double Effect, which informs the nuanced care decisions that can be made for terminal patients at the end of their lives. They also discuss how this relates to the practice of Palliative Sedation from their unique clinical and legal perspectives.