Considerable evidence supports the contention that U.S. hospitals ration critical care resources in an informal, often irrational and unfair manner. The value, efficacy, and cost of intensive care units are discussed and ...

Judicial reasoning in termination of treatment decisions has neglected valid state interests in the preservation of life and the ethical integrity of medicine. Courts must balance these interests against individual liberty, ...

Practices considered controversial only a few years ago -- including DNR orders, withdrawal of nutrition and hydration from hopelessly ill or comatose patients, and the rights of patients to make health care decisions ...

Continuing a dialogue begun in an earlier issue of the