Japan: Proposed ‘SWAT’ teams to provide guidance on bioethics

October 9, 2006

While the name may sound odd, the bioethics SWAT teams, says Atsushi Asai, a professor of bioethics at Kumamoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine, will fill a much-needed gap. Members will be on hand to respond specifically to doctors and family members unsure of how to deal with terminally ill patients. (asahi.com)