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The Tyranny of Autonomy in Medical Decision-Making for Serious Illness

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.43698

November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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Corresponding Author: R. Sean Morrison, MD, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Box 1070 One Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029 (sean.morrison@mssm.edu).

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