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      Bioethics and the Law: The Case of Helga Wanglie: A Clash at the Bedside— Medically Futile Treatment v. Patient Autonomy
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      Bioethics and the Law: The Case of Helga Wanglie: A Clash at the Bedside— Medically Futile Treatment v. Patient Autonomy

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      Bioethics and the Law: The Case of Helga Wanglie: A Clash at the Bedside— Medically Futile Treatment v. Patient Autonomy book

      Bioethics and the Law: The Case of Helga Wanglie: A Clash at the Bedside— Medically Futile Treatment v. Patient Autonomy

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      Bioethics and the Law: The Case of Helga Wanglie: A Clash at the Bedside— Medically Futile Treatment v. Patient Autonomy book

      ByDavid C. Blake, Larry Maldonado, Robyn A. Meinhardt
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      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1996
      Imprint Routledge
      Pages 28
      eBook ISBN 9781315050492
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      ABSTRACT

      Many people would agree that physicians are not obligated to provide "futile" medical care. If medical care is futile, a physician is not obligated to provide it. This chapter focuses briefly on the impact of the laws protecting the handicapped. There is an understanding among many physicians that a persistent vegetative state with no hope of regaining consciousness is worse than death, and they would not want their life prolonged in that condition. Physicians hate to make these decisions because they understand that they also are influenced by their own beliefs and prejudices. Physicians have very different feelings on what is, and what is not, appropriate use of health care funds.

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