title: Flexible laws needed to balance physician control and patient rights.
abstract: The Michigan legisalture will soon consider the Medical Treatment Decision Act, designed to provide a mechanism to ensure a patient's right of self-determination concerning his treatment even if he is unconscious or incompetent. A statewide task force drafted this proposal, which strives for flexibility to meet various individual health crises.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stadler
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008824:Michigan; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010819:Physician's Role; D012380:Role