title: Families and futility.
authors.affiliation: Hastings Center, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D028723:Personhood; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment