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Data Update Due to Missed Statute

Data Update Due to Missed Statute Letters violating a patient’s values and interests expressed through an These updated findings increase the number of states with authorized proxy, restrictions on a woman’s right to choose be- “pregnancy restrictions” invalidating an advance directive or fore viability, and tensions between following the law and removing surrogates’ decisional authority on the basis of preg- 3 1 meeting well-established obligations to patients. Clinicians nancy from 30 to 31. The online version of our original article in Arkansas have confronted and may continue to confront situ- has been updated to reflect this change. ations that require them to be aware of the state’s law in these regards. We want their decisions to be informed of the poten- Erin S. DeMartino, MD tial legal restrictions on what may be their otherwise well- Cavan K. Doyle, JD, LLM considered and ethically justifiable determinations to follow Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH a pregnant woman’s advance directive or to honor a surro- Author Affiliations: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo gate’s decision to stop life-sustaining measures to meet with Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (DeMartino); Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, the patient’s own values and interests. Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois (Doyle); General Internal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Data Update Due to Missed Statute

JAMA , Volume 322 (9) – Sep 3, 2019

Data Update Due to Missed Statute

Abstract

Letters violating a patient’s values and interests expressed through an These updated findings increase the number of states with authorized proxy, restrictions on a woman’s right to choose be- “pregnancy restrictions” invalidating an advance directive or fore viability, and tensions between following the law and removing surrogates’ decisional authority on the basis of preg- 3 1 meeting well-established obligations to patients. Clinicians nancy from 30 to 31....
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright 2019 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0098-7484
eISSN
1538-3598
DOI
10.1001/jama.2019.11002
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Abstract

Letters violating a patient’s values and interests expressed through an These updated findings increase the number of states with authorized proxy, restrictions on a woman’s right to choose be- “pregnancy restrictions” invalidating an advance directive or fore viability, and tensions between following the law and removing surrogates’ decisional authority on the basis of preg- 3 1 meeting well-established obligations to patients. Clinicians nancy from 30 to 31. The online version of our original article in Arkansas have confronted and may continue to confront situ- has been updated to reflect this change. ations that require them to be aware of the state’s law in these regards. We want their decisions to be informed of the poten- Erin S. DeMartino, MD tial legal restrictions on what may be their otherwise well- Cavan K. Doyle, JD, LLM considered and ethically justifiable determinations to follow Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH a pregnant woman’s advance directive or to honor a surro- Author Affiliations: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo gate’s decision to stop life-sustaining measures to meet with Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (DeMartino); Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, the patient’s own values and interests. Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois (Doyle); General Internal

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JAMAAmerican Medical Association

Published: Sep 3, 2019

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