I would first like to congratulate Dr Seale for producing a thought-provoking piece of research that has captured the imagination of the nation's media.1 I would also like to point out an interesting discordance that I have noted with regard to the findings of this important research, which ought to stimulate further discussion.

Although religious doctors were significantly less likely than their non-religious colleagues to provide continuous or deep sedation until death or to provide treatment with at least …