Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleHospital Ethics Committees, Consultants, and Courts.AuthorsAnnas, George; Grodin, MichaelAbstractThe article looks at the events that led to the creation of hospital ethics committees, consultants and courts in the U.S., including the case of patient Karen Ann Quinlan.SubjectsUNITED States; RIGHT to die laws; ABORTION &; ethics; NEONATAL intensive care &; ethics; DECISION making in clinical medicine; ETHICS committees; CHILD development deviations; HOSPITALS; INFANT development; LEGAL liability; TERMINAL care; ETHICS; HISTORYPublicationAMA Journal of Ethics, 2016, Vol 18, Issue 5, p554ISSN2376-6980Publication typeArticleDOI10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.sect1-1605