title: The Oregon Health Plan and the ethics of care for marginally viable newborns.
authors.affiliation: Ethics Consult Service, Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA. merkensm@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Merkens
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Garland
mesh_terms: D000757:Anencephaly / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D005260:Female; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008484:Medicaid / Q000592:standards; D009014:Morals; D009922:Oregon; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011379:Prognosis; D012945:Social Values; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment