title: Ethics.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D028681:Moral Obligations; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment