title: Until life support do us part: a spouse's limited ability to terminate life support for an incompetent spouse with no hope of recovery.
authors.affiliation: Thomas Jefferson School of Law, USA.
authors.forename: Marybeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herald
mesh_terms: D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic; D002140:California; D003657:Decision Making; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D019727:Proxy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018454:Spouses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence