Abstract
This Article is about the roles of the family in making health care decisions for incompetent patients. It argues that complex moral reasons call for the participation of families in decision making for incompetents. However, these moral reasons do not support a single model of the family's role for all incompetents. Rather, they suggest important differences among the roles family members should play in decision making for different kinds of incompetent patients: formerly competent adults, never competent adults, or infants and children.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.63140/9.-7vk8q_d
Recommended Citation
Francis, Leslie P.
(1992)
"The Roles of the Family in Making
Health Care Decisions for
Incompetent Patients,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 1992:
No.
3, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.63140/9.-7vk8q_d
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol1992/iss3/7