title: Everything you always wanted to ask a lawyer about ethics committees.
authors.affiliation: Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017041:Ethics Committees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033222:Judicial Role; D033241:Lawyers; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D033282:Parental Consent; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011379:Prognosis; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment