title: When medical treatment is no longer in order: toward a new interpretation of the ordinary-extraordinary distinction.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Jos V M
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Welie
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009146:Music; D033262:Narration; D026706:Paternalism; D019727:Proxy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D028725:Theology; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*