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The medical futility dispute and litigation concerning the medical treatment of Samuel Golubchuk attracted significant media attention during 2007 and 2008. This week, the American Journal of Bioethics (volume 10, issue 3) includes a target article and a number of peer commentaries. The Case of Samuel Golubchuk and the Right to Live Alan Jotkowitz; Shimon Glick; Ari Z. Zivotofsky Pages 50 – 53 Autonomy Does Not Confer Sovereignty on the Patient: A Commentary on the Golubchuk Case John J. Paris Pages 54 – 56 The Case of Samuel Golubchuk Joel B. Zivot Pages 56 – 57 No Ethical or Legal Imperative to Provide Life Support to a Permanently Unaware Patient Norman L. Cantor Pages 58 – 59 The Case of Samuel Golubchuk: The Dangers of Judicial Deference and Medical Self-Regulation Thaddeus Mason Pope Pages 59 – 61 Clinical Decisions Without Clinical Judgment—When a Philosophy of Medicine Is Absent in the ICU William Harvey Pages 61 – 63 Intent, Authority, and Tradition at the End of Life Chris Hackler Pages 64 – 65 Check Your Advance Directive at the Door: Transplantation and the Obligation to Live Susan Belanger Pages 65 – 66 The Case of Samuel Golubchuk and the Right to be Spared an Excruciating Death Tracey M. Bailey; Brendan Leier Pages 67 – 68 The Right to Live: Priority and the Roles of Physicians Christopher A. Riddle Pages 69 – 70 The Problem With Home Remedies: Pat Murphy; George C. Webster; Brian Chaze Pages 71 – 73 Reflections on the Golubchuk Case Benjamin Gesundheit Pages 73 – 74 The Secret of Caring for Mr. Golubchuk Alan Jotkowitz; Shimon Glick; Ari Z. Zivotofsky Pages W6 – W7
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