title: Deciding for others: New York law and the rights of incompetent persons to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martino
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009518:New York; D018529:Nutritional Support; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013219:State Government; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States