When Physicians Balk at Futile Care: Implications of the Disability Rights Laws

Authors

Philip G. Peters Jr., University of Missouri School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1997

Abstract

Part I of this article reviews the factual background of the futility debate. Part II introduces the antidiscrimination laws. Thereafter, Parts III, IV, and V examine the three components of the proposal suggested above.

Recommended Citation

Philip G. Peters Jr., When Physicians Balk at Futile Care: Implications of the Disability Rights Laws, 91 Nw. U. L. Rev. 798 (1997)