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DR. EMANUEL: Wait a second.<br />

(Simultaneous discussion.)<br />

DR. EMANUEL: I am a little uncomfortable here<br />

by people say<strong>in</strong>g that if we have the form filled out that<br />

is the only way <strong>in</strong> which we have protection of --<br />

(Simultaneous discussion.)<br />

DR. CASSELL: No, it falls on the straw man.<br />

MS. BACKLAR: It has noth<strong>in</strong>g to do with just<br />

fill<strong>in</strong>g it out.<br />

DR. EMANUEL: As an <strong>in</strong>tegral, essential,<br />

<strong>in</strong>escapable part.<br />

DR. CHILDRESS: It is a sort<strong>in</strong>g device.<br />

DR. EMANUEL: No. I am hear<strong>in</strong>g if you do not<br />

have this consent you are out. You are not protected. We<br />

have no assurance of protection and you are out.<br />

DR. CHILDRESS: No, we did not say that.<br />

Alex, expla<strong>in</strong> it.<br />

MR. CAPRON: Well, if you do not have this --<br />

if you -- put it this way: We would have many more advance<br />

directives for end of life care if the public and<br />

physicians knew that every medical technology had to be<br />

used on every patient who did not fill out an advance<br />

directive, which I would regard -- most of the care that<br />

would be provided beyond a certa<strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t would not be

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