title: The Patient Self-Determination Act: potential ethical quandaries and benefits.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jex
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D017041:Ethics Committees; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D035082:Federal Government; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States