title: The ethics of medical futility.
abstract: This article traces the evolution of the debate between the futility of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the patient's right to consent, analyzing its origins in the 1970s and examining new policies recommended by the American Medical Association in 1991.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, Union College, Schenectady, NY.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards; D030881:Disclosure; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment