title: The "emergent circumstances" exception to the need for consent: the Texas Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. HCA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D024362:Advance Directive Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007603:Jurisprudence; D016365:Liability, Legal; D011247:Pregnancy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas; D015974:Wrongful Life