TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Legal Perspective of Surrogacy and Paternalism
AU  - Rogal, Michael J.
Y1  - 2001/04/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 623
EP  - 623
VL  - 83
IS  - 4
N2  - 
I would like to comment on the recent articles in the "Ethics
in Practice" section of The Journal regarding surrogacy
(82-A: 748-749, May 2000) and paternalism (82-A: 1050-1051, July
2000), by Capozzi and Rhodes. Whenever possible, physicians should
know the correct health-care decision-maker before starting treatment.
Legal liability may attach to the physician who does not adhere
to the directives of the proper party. Physicians may be held liable
for a wrongful death or the costs of a wrongful life. The latter
term applies when unwanted treatment is given to a patient to sustain his
or her life.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -