Surrogate decisions come under scrutiny.
Although the ethical, moral, and legal aspects of surrogate decision making for incompetent patients have been widely discussed and debated, the extent of agreement between patient wishes and surrogate choices have only recently emerged. The following articles describe the findings of a recent study and summarize some views on the impact of state surrogacy statutes on advance directives.
D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016224:Living Wills / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States