TY - JOUR
T1 - Standing in Terri Schiavo's shoes
T2 - The role of genre in end-of-life decision making
AU - Schuster, Mary L
AU - Russell, Ann La Bree
AU - Bartels, Dianne M.
AU - Kelly-Trombley, Holli
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - This article reports the findings from analysis of end-of-life court cases and case files from one state public guardianship administrator as well as interviews with guardians or surrogates to identify how language and principles of the courts are operationalized in end-of-life decisions for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves. We found that physicians and guardians worked well within the requirements of the genre to ensure the best interests for those whom they represent.
AB - This article reports the findings from analysis of end-of-life court cases and case files from one state public guardianship administrator as well as interviews with guardians or surrogates to identify how language and principles of the courts are operationalized in end-of-life decisions for those who are unable to make decisions for themselves. We found that physicians and guardians worked well within the requirements of the genre to ensure the best interests for those whom they represent.
KW - end-of-life court cases
KW - end-of-life decision making
KW - medical rhetoric
KW - public guardianship
KW - surrogacy
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U2 - 10.1080/10572252.2013.760061
DO - 10.1080/10572252.2013.760061
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876500118
SN - 1057-2252
VL - 22
SP - 195
EP - 218
JO - Technical Communication Quarterly
JF - Technical Communication Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -