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Philosopher’s Corner: Medical FutilityThaddeus Mason PopeHamline University - School of Law January 1, 2007 Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Vol. 15, pp. 6-7, 2007 Abstract: This article is about the complexity of answering the contemporary bioethics question of medical futility when one is not entirely certain of the precise question itself. This is illustrated in the debate surrounding the definition of 'medical futility.' The author describes end-of-life disputes over life-sustaining medical treatment (LSMT), surrogate requests, physiologically futile interventions, and quantitatively futile interventions.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 3 Keywords: bioethics, medically futile, medical futility, end-of-life, life-sustaining medical treatment, LSMT, surrogate, physiologically futile interventions, quantitatively futile interventions, healthcare JEL Classification: K32 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: February 27, 2012Suggested CitationContact Information
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