In respecting a patient's right to refuse medical care, they say, proper palliative care comes into play. "Under this law, a doctor will continue to take care of a patient under a palliative care regime until their death," said Mr Sawang. "They view death as a professional failure when they should be paying more attention how to properly administer palliative care," he said. "Everyone is entitled to spend the remaining weeks of their life free of worry and to die with dignity," she said. NHCO secretary-general Dr Prateep Thanakitcharoen said public knowledge about palliative care and their legal right to refuse medical treatment is still limited.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2020 23:03 UTC