Palliative care ethics

Palliative care ethics focuses on providing compassionate support to patients with serious illnesses, emphasizing respect for their dignity, wishes, and quality of life. It involves honest communication about prognosis, honoring patient choices, and balancing benefits and burdens of treatments. The goal is to alleviate pain and suffering while supporting emotional and spiritual needs, ensuring ethical decision-making that prioritizes the patient's values and autonomy. Overall, it’s about caring for the person as a whole, not just treating the disease.