A 47-year-old man with end-stage renal failure has asked you to stop his dialysis. The patient fully understands that he will die if he stops dialysis for more than a few days or weeks. He is not depressed and not encephalopathic.
What should you tell him?
a. "I need a court order first."
b. "I am sorry; I don't feel comfortable doing that."
c. "I can't do that. Physician-assisted suicide is not ethical."
d. "I will stop when we get you a kidney transplant."
e. "You will feel better if I sedate you so that you stop disagreeing with me."
f. "Although I disagree with your decision, I will stop the dialysis."
g. "I cannot do that. We already started dialysis. Now we have to continue."
h. "Not until you pay your bill."