Utility and the principle of medical futility: safeguarding autonomy and the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D030881:Disclosure; D005610:Freedom; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018447:Medical Futility; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012297:Right to Die / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D036302:Therapeutic Human Experimentation; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment