Abstract
Recently, mediation techniques have been introduced to some health care providers and hospital ethics committees as a way to resolve disputes between providers and their patients and family members. Most often, these disputes involve the termination of life support for a patient who lacks decision-making capacity. Although practically the technique may have something to offer ethics committees and health care providers, the theoretical justification for the application of the technique in termination of life support cases has not been fully articulated or explored. In this article, the author takes on that task and concludes that there is reason to be cautious about the application of mediation to termination of life support cases.
How to Cite
36 Ariz. L. Rev. 821 (1994)
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