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Choices for the terminally ill: define clearly who is mentally fit to decide end-of-life treatments, says former Hong Kong minister

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Former Hong Kong health minister Professor Yeoh Eng-kiong wants the government to define clearly, in legal terms, the circumstances in which a person will be considered capable of deciding what medical treatments to receive when he or she is terminally ill.He made this call as the Food and Health Bureau launched a public consultation last month on legislative proposals aimed at improving Hong Kong’s end-of-life care.The changes include giving legal support to advance directives, a document…

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