title: Are the 21-year-old Baby Doe rules misunderstood or mistaken?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Humanities, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Greenville, NC 27858, USA. kopelmanlo@mail.ecu.edu
authors.forename: Loretta M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kopelman
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002961:Civil Rights / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009359:Neonatology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010372:Pediatrics; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions / Q000266:history; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*