title: Advance directives and surrogate laws. Ethical instruments or moral cop-out?
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Peoria 61656-1649.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Loewy
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026686:Beneficence; D032882:Comprehension; D032982:Contracts; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012935:Social Justice; D014481:United States