What family?
Seriously. Troh and her extended entourage are not Duncan’s family. She was never married to him and hadn’t seen him in years (although was apparently going to marry him so he could have permanent residency).
His mother and brother were in another state. The illegitimate son he had with Troh 19 years ago was not in Dallas and hadn’t seen his bio dad in 16 years. I believe the mother and son showed up in Dallas shortly before Duncan died, but not in time to have any say in his treatment.
Just who was legally able to give consent other than Duncan himself?
Exactly. The situation created by hospital protocol for consent by ‘next of kin’ complicates the situation. When push comes to shove, Duncan gambled and lost when he opted to withhold critical details about his exposure to Ebola 4 days prior to global travel.