Voices Behind Bars: Ethical, Legal, and Practical Considerations for Surrogates Who Are Incarcerated.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Kaplan, Holland; Robinson, Marc; Grouls, Astrid
- Source
- Annals of Internal Medicine. Sep2023, Vol. 176 Issue 9, p1261-1263. 4p. 1 Chart.
- Subject
- *HEALTH care teams
*PATIENTS' rights
*DECISION making
- Language
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
There are ethical and legal considerations to respecting patients' rights for surrogate decision making, even when the selected surrogate is incarcerated. This commentary provides practical suggestions for health care teams and systems for when this situation arises. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]