title: A judge's perspective: the New York rulings.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wachtler
mesh_terms: D003128:Coma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008603:Mental Health; D009518:New York; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028761:Withholding Treatment