title: Ethics, the constitution, and the dying process: the case of Theresa Marie Schiavo.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC 20001, USA. gostin@law.georgetown.edu
authors.forename: Lawrence O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Gostin
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*