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About When Doctors Say No

“Susan B. Rubin’s splendid new book . . . offers positive, humane solutions to the frustrations that have given rise to the futility debate.” —Carl Elliott, Medical Humanities Review

"Rubin offers a thorough and thought-provoking exploration of the concept of futility as a basis for medical decisions." —Choice

“The book is a fine addition to the world of academic medical ethics . . . Readers . . . will come away with some of the tools for further debate.” —Publishers Weekly

“. . . [the] brilliant analysis found in Rubin’s [book] couldn’t be more timely. . . . When Doctors Say No is the most thorough philosophical rebuttal to be found in the literature of medical futility as the basis for unilateral decisionmaking by physicians.” —Charles Weijer, Canadian Medical Association Journal 


About Margin of Error

"A considerable and timely addition to the medical and bioethics literature….break[s] new ground." 
— NEJM review, Jeffrey Berger, MD



"An interesting, useful, and provocative look at a timely topic. Stimulating to anyone interested in the complexities of the problem of medical error.
" — Hastings Center Report review, Edmund D. Pellegrino, MD