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End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients: Is the Best Interest Standard Best? Is the Medical Futility Standard Futile?
American Journal of Bioethics 26 (5):W1-W6 (2026)
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I am grateful to the authors who commented on my recent article (Shea 2025) for continuing the conversation. The article explored the question of which ethical standard should guide decisions about...Author's Profile
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The Ethical Standard for End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients.Matthew Shea - 2024 - American Journal of Bioethics 25 (9):74-85.
The Ethical Standard for End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients.Matthew Shea - 2025 - American Journal of Bioethics 25 (9):74-85.
Toward Prognostic Humility for Unrepresented Patients at the End of Life.Harjeev Kour Sudan, Daniel Z. Buchman & Judy Illes - 2025 - American Journal of Bioethics 25 (9):103-105.
The Case to Improve, Not Abandon, the Best Interest Standard.Nina Roesner - 2025 - American Journal of Bioethics 25 (9):98-99.
Illuminating Potential Harms of the Physiologic Futility Standard.Julia K. Axelrod, Sofia Weiss Goitiandia, Jason N. Batten, Teva D. Brender & Elizabeth Dzeng - 2025 - American Journal of Bioethics 25 (9):94-97.
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