Most Americans believe God can save life—even if diagnosis differs: Divine intervention in end-of-life cases
A majority of Americans believe that divine intervention can trump doctors’ advice in end-of-life cases, according to a new report published in Archives of Surgery.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Connecticut, found that 57 percent of adults believe in the possibility of a miracle even after doctors have told them a family member’s life can’t be saved. But just 20 percent of trauma professionals felt divine intervention could save a patient.