title: Medical futility: when is enough, enough?
authors.affiliation: Kincaid, Cultice & Geyer, Zanesville, OH.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Cultice
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010820:Physicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011379:Prognosis; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012945:Social Values; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia; D028761:Withholding Treatment