Abstract

FORTES, Paulo Antonio de Carvalho. Preventive measures against medical futility in brazilian and french legislations. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. [online]. 2007, vol.53, n.3, pp. 195-197. ISSN 0104-4230.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-42302007000300005.

The text intends to encourage a brief bioethical discussion about medical futility as currently found in Brazilian and French legislations.

Keywords : Bioethics; Medical futility; Informed consent.