title: A moral dilemma: the role of judicial intervention in withholding or withdrawing nutrition and hydration.
authors.affiliation: 18th Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, IL, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Peccarelli
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009014:Morals; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics; D019727:Proxy; D011640:Public Policy; D028725:Theology; D014481:United States; D026712:Value of Life; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*