Word: geriatrician
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prestigious panel of doctors, lawyers, theologians and others since it started work three years ago, concludes that a competent patient, one who is able to understand treatment choices and their consequences, has the all-but-absolute right to decide his own fate. Declares Dr. Joanne Lynn, a geriatrician and principal author of the report: "An adult person of sound mind has authority over his own body." When a person is incompetent, says the report, a surrogate, usually a family member, should be named to make treatment decisions. The commission urges courts and legislatures for the most part to stay away...