Definition of futility no longer a purely medical decision.
Efforts to come to grips with defining the conditions and boundaries of futile treatment continue to emerge in professional and lay discussions. One clear underlying premise that is taking hold is the idea that such definitions of futility are no longer the sole purview or responsibility of the medical establishment.
D003120:Colorado; D003256:Community Participation; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome