title: The fusion of medicine and law for in extremis health and medical decisions: does it produce energy and light or just cosmic debris?
authors.affiliation: New York State Court of Appeals, Albany, New York 12207.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bellacosa
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012945:Social Values; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment