Counterpoint: The Texas advance directives act is ethically flawed: medical futility disputes must be resolved by a fair process.
Truog
Robert D
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Truog is Professor of Medical Ethics, Anesthesiology, and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, and Director of Clinical Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: robert.truog@childrens.harvard.edu.
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