Legislating Ethics

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In 1987 New York became the first state to enact legislation governing the withholding of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Although no other states have actively legislated the conditions under which CPR will not be performed, other jurisdictions are closely watching New York's initiative to see its effect on medical practice. In view of the far-reaching consequences of codifying the process of medical decision making in statutory law, a debate has emerged about both the need for legislative intervention and its effectiveness. To address these questions, it is necessary to understand the confluence of events that led to the drafting of the . . .

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