Avila D
Issues Law Med. 1993 Spring;8(4):429-66.
This article covers developments occurring from the beginning of October 1991 to the end of September 1992. During this period, the federal government considered the issues of health care rationing, the medical rights of residents in long-term care facilities, and advance directives. The federal courts decided cases involving section 504 and its application to medical treatment decisions, the due process rights of persons needing medical care, and the liberty to accept or refuse medical treatment. The states continued to consider legislation on advance directives and surrogate decision making. Numerous state courts heard cases involving such issues as the removal of life-sustaining treatment from never-competent persons, the definitions of living human being and personhood with respect to individuals with substantial disabilities, and the legalization of lethal injections and assisted suicide.
本文涵盖了1991年10月初至1992年9月底期间发生的事件。在此期间，联邦政府审议了医疗保健配给、长期护理机构居民的医疗权利以及预先指示等问题。联邦法院对涉及第504条及其在医疗决策中的适用、需要医疗护理者的正当程序权利以及接受或拒绝医疗治疗的自由等案件作出了裁决。各州继续审议有关预先指示和替代决策的立法。许多州法院审理了涉及从无行为能力者身上撤除维持生命治疗、对严重残疾者的活体人类和人格定义以及注射死刑和协助自杀合法化等问题的案件。
