Parents Have a Right to Refuse Brain Death Testing, Including Apnea Testing

American Journal of Bioethics 24 (1):106-108 (2024)
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In the United States, patients have a clear right to determine what is done to them by doctors. Starting in the early 20th century, multiple court cases paved the way for our current understanding...

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10.1080/15265161.2023.2278575

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Deciding for Others: The Ethics of Surrogate Decision Making.Allen E. Buchanan & Dan W. Brock - 1989 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Dan W. Brock.

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