The Right to Die a Natural Death and the Living Will

Date

1982

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Discusses natural death statutes that declare the right of terminally ill patients to choose death with dignity by refusing life prolonging treatment for incurable diseases. The alternative to natural death statutes is the living will. The author discusses how refusal of medical treatment coincides with the right of privacy by looking at legal developments on this topic in various states.

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Keywords

Natural death statutes, Substituted judgment doctrine, Living wills, Right to privacy, Right to die

Citation

13 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 99