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Seeking A Definition Of Medical Futility With Reference To The Louisiana Natural Death Act, Frederick R. Parker Jr. Mar 2017

Seeking A Definition Of Medical Futility With Reference To The Louisiana Natural Death Act, Frederick R. Parker Jr.

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The article focuses on the issues of medical futility with respect to Louisiana Natural Death Act, and mentions concept of personhood and the right of a severely incapacitated patient to accept or refuse treatment; and conceptual issues of the medical futility.