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A Proposal to Restore Futility as a Clinical Basis for a DNR Order under New York Law
The authors contend that New York's Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) should be amended to restore, as an additional basis for a surrogate to consent to DNR order, a finding by a physician that resuscitation would be medically futile - that is, would not restore heartbeat and breathing at all or for long. The FHCDA's clinical criteria relates to all end-of-life decisions, and does not have the "helpful specificity" that the medical futility standard had.
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J. Fins and R. Swidler A Proposal to Restore Futility As A Clinical basis for A DNR Order in NY.pdf
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- December 12, 2024
