title: Informed consent and the refusal of medical treatment in the correctional setting.
abstract: Authors note that the legal framework courts use for analyzing patients' decisions to refuse treatment does not accommodate the ethical issues arising when such decisions are made by patients in correctional settings. In lieu of the traditional model, they propose a more cautious approach when inmates refuse life-sustaining medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University, USA.
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Paine
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011330:Prisons / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life