Families chafe at physicians’ power to give up life support

February 11, 2008

Georgia law leaves the final decision on discontinuing treatment for brain-dead patients to doctors, not family members.

DeKalb Medical Center tried to have the case dismissed, but the Georgia Court of Appeals said no, noting that for “incompetent adult patients” who may have some brain function remaining, the decision to terminate life support rests with the family. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)