Death and Dying
Title: Brain Death, PSV, Right to Die
Information: With the case of Terri Shiavo in the news in the spring of 2005, we started talking about the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan. Where can my students find reliable information about cases of persistent vegetative state, court cases related to right to die, and information on brain death? Hello, There are many opinions posted on the Web, but below are some bioethics and legal resources from courts and universities and other unbiased resources. NANCY CRUZAN Cruzan - Supreme Court Case Decision http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/cruzan.html Transcript of a PBS Frontline program about Nancy Cruzan http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/programs/transcripts/1014.html KAREN ANN QUINLAN Matter of Quinlan (excerpts) 70 N.J. 10 (1976) -- Supreme Court of New Jersey http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/452_r6.html Karen Ann Quinlan Legal Case http://medicine.creighton.edu/idc135/2004/group2a/ Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice - history http://www.karenannquinlanhospice.org/new_page_3.htm BIOETHICS RESOURCES University of Miami Ethics Programs
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