Medical Futility: Recent Legal Developments

I blogged a few weeks ago about my next Legal Briefing article forthcoming in Journal of Legal Ethics 22(3).  I finally finished the last of several rounds of revisions.  The basic organization remains the same.  I am especially excited about the last section, which is an area I am exploring in greater depth.

1.      Texas Advance Directives Act

2.      Ontario Consent and Capacity Board

3.      Surrogate Selection

4.      Ex Post Cases for Damages

5.      Ex Ante Cases for Injunctions

6.      Coercion and Duress

7.      Assent and Transparency

8.      Brain Death Cases

9.      Criminal and Administrative Sanctions

10.     Conscientious Objection   

11.     Penalties for Providing Futile Treatment