title: The Patient Self-Determination Act: a legal solution for a moral dilemma.
authors.affiliation: International Program in Bioethics Education and Research, Catholic University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Welie
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D038622:Internationality; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D009426:Netherlands; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States