title: Medical ethics in the courtroom: the need for scrutiny.
authors.affiliation: Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026822:Ethicists; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028761:Withholding Treatment