Law & Bioethics contains statutes from each state related to the topics covered in the main presentation. A menu contains a list of the fifty states. Clicking on a state calls its menu, which in turn calls the codes organized by topics. Below is the menu (without working links) from the State of Ohio.

Warning: Codes are presented for educational purposes only. Statutes are often interpreted by courts, declared unconstitutional, amended, and repealed. The statutes in this section have been edited and so are not always complete. As always, legal advice on any particular case should come from a qualified attorney. In short, these codes must not be relied upon for legal advice.

Selected and Edited Codes: Ohio

      Alternative Medicine

      Anatomical Gifts

      Assisted Suicide

      Attending Physician: Duties

      CPR: Standards

      DNR: Compliance

      Power of Attorney for Health Care

      End of Life: Issues

      Informed Consent

      Mental Health: Admissions of Incompentent Patients

      Mental Health: Commitment

      Mental Health: Consent

      Mental Health: Emergency Treatment

      Mental Health: Refusal

      Mental Health: Rights

      Nutrition and Hydration: Withdrawal

      Patients' Rights

      Pregnancy: Rejecting Treatment

      Transferring Patients