title: Precatory prediction and mindless mimicry: the case of Mary O'Connor.
authors.affiliation: Health Law Section, Boston University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Annas
mesh_terms: D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009518:New York; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028761:Withholding Treatment