End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients: Is the Best Interest Standard Best? Is the Medical Futility Standard Futile?
Abstract
I am grateful to the authors who commented on my recent article (Shea 2025) for continuing the conversation. The article explored the question of which ethical standard should guide decisions about...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The American Journal of Bioethics
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- W1–W6
- Publication date
- 5 March 2026
- Language
- EN