Case 13—Are There Limits on Futile Care for Patients in the U.S. Illegally?

Autor: David P. Schenck, Lori A. Roscoe
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Communication and Bioethics at the End of Life ISBN: 9783319709192
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70920-8_13
Popis: This case examines the complex issues in caring for a patient in the U.S. illegally who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state, and proxy decision-making was complicated by his illegal immigration and marital status, and by his estranged relationship with his mother in Mexico.
Databáze: OpenAIRE