Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleWhy Did Hospital Ethics Committees Emerge in the US?AuthorsAulisio, Mark P.AbstractThe article looks at the events that led to the creation of hospital ethics committees in the U.S.SubjectsUNITED States; RIGHT to die laws; ETHICS committees; PATIENT selection; EXTUBATION; HOSPITALS; ARTIFICIAL respiration; HEMODIALYSIS; PERSISTENT vegetative state; FEEDING tubes; ETHICS; HISTORYPublicationAMA Journal of Ethics, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 5, p546ISSN2376-6980Publication typeArticleDOI10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.mhst1-1605