title: Of dead brains, living wills, and autonomy.
abstract: Recent court decisions have clarified many important bioethical and medicolegal issues. Brain death, living wills, and patient autonomy are being defined by the rulings.
authors.affiliation: SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lehman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001926:Brain Death / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014481:United States