title: The limits of law at the limits of life: lessons from cannibalism, euthanasia, abortion, and the court-ordered killing of one conjoined twin to save the other.
authors.affiliation: Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Annas
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive; D005260:Female; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008511:Medicine; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D010819:Physician's Role; D017236:Suicide, Assisted; D014428:Twins, Conjoined; D014481:United States