[DanBC]

No, fucking horrific. Who's looking after the best interests of the patient?

Also, it doesn't happen like that in all US states where the hospital makes a decision and presents it to the family, who'll need to go to court if they disagree.

http://medicalfutility.blogspot.com/2018/04/medical-futility...

> First, in California, Texas, and Virginia the burden is flipped: the families must go to court to stop the clinicians. Moreover, that is a widely recommended approach at the institutional level: announce the plan and give the family time to challenge, but do not seek permission from the court.