Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1989
Abstract
In Setting Limits Dr. Daniel Callahan poses a solution: the termination of some kinds of treatment for the very elderly. His solution undercuts autonomy of the individual. This Article describes the values served by autonomy and explains why autonomy is so basic to making health care decisions and why its importance is especially great in the United States. Of course, autonomy is not absolute. This Article will define those classes of cases in which autonomy can be trumped by other interests. The Article will next determine whether the class of cases defined by Dr. Callahan fits within that definition. Finally, the Article concludes by suggesting a more gentle and subtle alternative that will serve the same ends as the implementation of Dr. Callahan's proposal.
Publication Title
St. Louis University Law Journal
Volume
33
First Page
617
Last Page
630
Recommended Citation
Robert L. Schwartz,
Setting Limits on Autonomy: Saving Money in an Aging Society,
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St. Louis University Law Journal
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(1989).
Available at:
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/624
