title: The precarious role of the courts: surrogate health care decisionmaking.
authors.affiliation: Circuit Court for Baltimore County, MD, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fader
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008396:Maryland; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*