Enough: The Failure of the Living Will

In pursuit of the dream that patients' exercise of autonomy could extend beyond their span of competence, living wills have passed from controversy to conventional wisdom, to widely promoted policy. But the policy has not produced results, and should be abandoned.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Hastings Center Report 2004-03, Vol.34 (2), p.30-42
Hauptverfasser:	Fagerlin, Angela, Schneider, Carl E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Advance directives Archives Bioethics Death Decision Making Durable power of attorney Federal legislation Geriatrics Health policy Humans Internal medicine Legal status, laws, etc Legislation Living Wills Medical service Older adults Patients rights Personal Autonomy Physicians Public Policy Right to die Self sufficiency Statutory law Terminally ill United States Wills
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Zusammenfassung:	In pursuit of the dream that patients' exercise of autonomy could extend beyond their span of competence, living wills have passed from controversy to conventional wisdom, to widely promoted policy. But the policy has not produced results, and should be abandoned.
ISSN:	0093-0334 1552-146X
DOI:	10.2307/3527683