title: Did Descartes doom Terri Shiavo?
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leland
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D028701:Patient Rights; D010684:Philosophy; D011788:Quality of Life; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D026712:Value of Life