| Post-mortem pregnancy: a proposed methodology for the resolution of conflicts over whether a brain dead pregnant woman should be maintained on life-sustaining treatment. | |
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PMID: 21443149 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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In this article, the author examines conflicts over whether to maintain a brain dead pregnant woman on life-sustaining treatment. The author cautions that on the rare occasions when courts are confronted with such a conflict, they should employ a consistent methodology for resolution of the conflict and attempt to honor the wishes of the post-mortem mother and her family. The author draws on relevant areas of law to demonstrate the existence of a legal fiction that protects the interests of post-mortem pregnant women in refusing medical treatment. This article then proceeds to propose a methodology that enables courts to account for a post-mortem pregnant woman's interests, her family's interests, and the state's interests in resolving conflicts over whether to remove a post-mortem pregnant woman from life-sustaining treatment. |
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Authors:
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Alexis Gregorian |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of health law / Loyola University Chicago, School of Law, Institute for Health Law Volume: 19 ISSN: 1075-2994 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Health Law Publication Date: 2010 |
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Created Date: 2011-03-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306639 Medline TA: Ann Health Law Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 401-24, preceding i Citation Subset: H |
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University of Virginia School of Law, USA. |
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