title: Making medical decisions for patients without surrogates.
authors.affiliation: From the Health Law Institute, Hamline University School of Law, Saint Paul, MN.
authors.forename: Thaddeus Mason
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Pope
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014481:United States