Abandoning a waning life.
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Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
D000368:Aged; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008404:Massachusetts; D018447:Medical Futility; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment