Conscience Clause Laws Already Permit Secular Hospitals to Withhold or Withdraw Life-Sustaining Treatment over Surrogate Objections
Abstract
Normally, hospitals must follow surrogate directions regarding life-sustaining treatment for incapacitated patients. But this rule has two common exceptions that permit hospitals to withhold or wit...
Fields of Study & Subjects
Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
American Constitutional Law and Politics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The American Journal of Bioethics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 77–79
- Publication date
- 22 June 2026
- Language
- EN