When Physicians and Surrogates Disagree about Futility,

VM -- When Physicians and Surrogates Disagree about Futility, Dec 13 ... Virtual Mentor:
What is clearly not ethically acceptable is for physicians to withhold, withdraw, or in other ways modify their treatment of a hopelessly ill patient without the knowledge (and, except in Texas, consent) of the patient’s family. This is unacceptable deception.