title: "Culture of life" politics at the bedside--the case of Terri Schiavo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: George J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Annas
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010290:Parents; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis; D011057:Politics; D012297:Right to Die / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020458:Third-Party Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*