Patients who refuse food and fluids to hasten death

Patients who refuse food and fluids to hasten death.
Letter by Schaler, reply by Ganzini et al. This letter appeared in the October 30, 2003 issue of NEJM (349:18, pp. 1777-1779). Note the reply by authors. The study was cited in the opinion piece by Timothy Quill that appeared in the March 24, 2005 issue of NEJM.
At http://www.schaler.net/nejmcorrespondence.pdf