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The end of life problem in the United States has been evolved from the development of concept of brain death over last 50 yr. The invention of ventilator and the development of emergency medicine also played a key role to elongate the end stage of life and which caused the American people to ask a question about the patients self determination and refusing the unwarranted medical treatment in the view of the death with dignity. With regard to the patient unable to self determination, surrogate decision was also considered. To guarantee the self determination, The patient self determination act also enacted on the level of Federal regulation in 1990s. But no law has effectively dealt with the situation when medical treatment became futile. Along with the significant debates on literature and court cases, The American Medical Association's Council on Medical and Judical Affairs presented formal opinion and the Texas was the first states to regulate the medical futile situation in 1999. Even though that definition was in controversy, the concept of medical futility mainly focused on the doctors' right to refuse the treatment.

목차

I. 서론
 II. 지속적 식물상태(Persistent Vegetative State)와 연명 치료 중단
  1. 카렌 퀸란(Karen Quinlan) 사건
  2. 낸시 크루잔(Nancy Cruzan) 사건
  3. 의학적 접근
  4. Patient Self - Determination Act
  5. 지속적 식물상태 환자에 대한 연명 치료 중단
 III. 의학적 무의미성(Medical Futility)과 연명 치료 중단
  1. Wanglie 사건
  2. Causey 사건
  3. Gilgunn 사건
 IV. 부모의 치료 거부와 베이비 도우(Baby Doe) 사건
  1. Baby K 사건
 V. 말기 환자와 안락사, Oregon 주의 존엄사법( The Oregon Death with Dignity Act)
  1. 오레곤주의 존엄사법
 VI. 결론
 참고문헌
 ABSRTACT

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• 김장한 [ Jang Han Kim | 울산대학교 인문사회의학교실 교수, 의학박사 ]

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• 간행물명

  의료법학 [THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF LAW AND MEDICINE]

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• pISSN

  1229-8069

• 수록기간

  2000~2025

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 517 DDC 613