Futile care debate led to a physician resignation

The doctor involved in a futile care controversy in Canada has resigned:

“If we honestly attempt to follow the court mandate to focus on keeping Mr. Golubchuk from his natural death, we will likely have to continue to surgically hack away at his infected flesh at the bedside in order to keep the infection at bay,” said an excerpt from Kumar’s resignation letter.

“This is grotesque. To inflict this kind of assault on him without a reasonable hope of benefit is an abomination. I can’t do it.”

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