title: Judging medical futility: an ethical analysis of medical power and responsibility.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jecker
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011781:Quackery / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment