Do you find it ethical for doctors to tell a patient has X days to live?
The infamous line that no one wants to hear; "It is time to get your affairs in order." It must be significantly difficult for a medical doctor to speak these words to anyone. Yet it is indeed the ethical thing to do. I think doctors usually speak in terms of months not days. Thus, I would conclude probably to quantify what time is left in days could seldom be accurate and actually be using too much precision for what can truly be discerned. If the measure is months at least for some chronic issues I believe that is usually the extent of accuracy...
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