title: When atlas shrugs: may the state wash its hands of those in need of life-sustaining medical treatment?
authors.affiliation: Ave Maria School of Law, USA.
authors.forename: Nora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Callaghan
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017041:Ethics Committees; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013781:Texas; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*