Constitutional Law - Substantive Due Process - Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

Authors

Michael P. Bodosky

Abstract

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a surrogate decision maker may exercise the right of an adult patient in a persistent vegetative state to withdraw life-sustaining medical treatment via substituted judgment.

In Re Fiori, 673 A.2d 905 (Pa. 1996)

First Page

917

Recommended Citation

Michael P. Bodosky, Constitutional Law - Substantive Due Process - Right to Refuse Medical Treatment, 35 Duq. L. Rev. 917 (1997).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol35/iss3/8