title: Securing patients' right to refuse medical care: in praise of the Cruzan decision.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Emanuel
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008923:Missouri; D009515:New Jersey; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment