Title: When others must choose :
Authors: New York State Task Force on Life and the Law.
Publisher: New York State Task Force on Life and the Law,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Patient Care Planning; Public Policy; Legislation, Medical; Health Policy; Patient Advocacy; Ethics, Medical; Capacity and disability New York (State); Informed consent (Medical law) New York (State); Decision Making legislation.; Problem Solving legislation.; Patient Advocacy New York.; Ethics, Medical New York.; Decision Making; New York
Contents: The clinical and social context for surrogate decisions -- Deciding about treatment: rights and responsibilities under existing law -- Ethical choices, values, and dilemmas -- Deciding in advance -- Initiating the surrogate's authority: the determination of incapacity -- Identifying the surrogate -- Guidance for surrogate decisions -- Deciding for children and newborns -- Bioethics review committees -- Deciding for adults without surrogates -- Patients with mental disabilities -- The obligations of health care professionals -- Responding to conscience objections -- Medical futility: defining the limits of the duty to treat -- Some special issues -- Withdrawing and withholding treatment -- The moral significance of intentions -- Decisions about artificial nutrition and hydration -- Euthanasia -- Merging the DNR law with policies for surrogate decisions -- Promoting surrogate decisions.