60 minutes II. Life support /

A 1990 Supreme Court decision mandated that doctors must do everything to keep a patient alive, unless that patient has given proof that he doesn't want the treatment. Problems have arisen because many terminally ill people, often on life support, are unable to speak and haven't prepared a...

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Other Authors:	Rather, Dan (Interviewer), Miller, Yvonne (Producer) (Producer), Glauber, Steve (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, NY : Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2004.
Series:	60 Minutes
Subjects:	Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Life support systems (Critical care) > Moral and ethical aspects. Medical ethics > United States. Acharnement thérapeutique > Aspect moral. Éthique médicale > États-Unis. Television news programs. Téléjournaux.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)