title: Autonomy, futility, and the limits of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Public Law, University of New Mexico School of Law.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D026686:Beneficence; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D017041:Ethics Committees; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D011788:Quality of Life; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment