title: The medical futility police: head 'em off at the impasse.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Mayo
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly; D032921:Consensus; D030881:Disclosure; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010351:Patient Discharge; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment