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Proxy Decision Making for Incompetent Patients: An Ethical and Empirical Analysis
(1992-04-15)
Conclusions: The recent trend has been to rely on proxy decision
making for incompetent patients. Support for proxy decision making has failed
to acknowledge the growing body of ethical and empirical research suggesting
that ...
The Illusion of Patient Choice in End-of-Life Decisions
(1992-04-15)
Over the past two decades a societal consensus has developed around
the principle that decisions about life-sustaining treatment should be guided
by patient self-determination. According to the President's Commission, ...
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(1992-01)