title: Egregious inaction: five years later after Of Life and Death.
authors.affiliation: Health Law Institute, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Downie
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026683:Advisory Committees; D002170:Canada; D003416:Criminal Law; D003657:Decision Making; D028601:Euthanasia, Active / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005066:Euthanasia, Passive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018447:Medical Futility; D016743:Mental Competency; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D010820:Physicians; D011640:Public Policy; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal