Futile Care Theory State Honor Roll


My sources tell me that the following states require life-sustaining treatment to continue pending transfer if a hospital determines that the desired treatment is “futile” or “inappropriate,” or “non-beneficial: Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Time for concerned citizens in other states to work to help this list grow.

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