title: States, church, and courts struggle with life-support laws.
abstract: In recent months, various state legislatures have tried to revise their laws on the removal of life support in cases where the patient's decision-making capacity is compromised. The following articles summarize some of these legislative attempts, as well as a response from one faction of the Catholic Church, and a document prepared to guide state courts in deciding on such cases.
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003128:Coma; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D016743:Mental Competency; D009518:New York; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States