title: What can we learn from the death of Terri Schiavo?
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Breitbart
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence