The most popular programs for the Death & Dying Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=1100 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 17:27:42 GMT The Senate met earlier in a rare Saturday session, then adjourned to allow the House to meet on Sunday to consider action in the Terri Schiavo case. Afterwards three senators talked with reporters about the legislation that would allow federal review of the Schiavo case. They criticized the House for not passing the legislation Thursday night and answered a few questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185987-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185987-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Kolata discussed her book [Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It], published by Farrar Straus and Giroux. The author pieced together a picture, through letters, interviews, news reports, and recent research into the virus, of the devastating flu outbreak of 1918, which killed 40 million people worldwide. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154827-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/154827-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Jacoby explores what she calls the age-related myths of the health industry and American culture. she says these myths attempt to convince people that longevity can be bought. Baby Boomers, she says,need to distinguish between "marketing hype" and reality. She talks with AARP's senior editor for state news Sylvia Smith. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298019-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298019-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Martin Amis, Carol Blue, Cary Goldstein, and Robert Weil discussed Christopher Hitchens' book [Mortality], in which Mr. Hitchens, while suffering from esophageal cancer, described the torments of illness, discussed its taboos, and explored how disease changes our relationship to the world around us. This event took place at the 2012 Miami Book Fair International held November 11-18, 2012 on the campus of Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309425-11 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309425-11 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Weiner talked about a group of scientists and entrepreneurs who are working to achieve human immortality. He spoke at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295541-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295541-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Drew Gilpin Faust talked about her book [This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War]. During the war, approximately 620,000 soldiers lost their lives. In her book Professor Faust explores the impact of this enormous death toll, which would be proportionately equivalent to six million today. At this event she characterized her book as an exploration of the work that death required of Americans during the Civil War including efforts to identify, reclaim, preserve, and bury battlefield dead, the resulting rise of undertaking as a profession, the first widespread use of embalming, the gradual emergence of military graves registration procedures, the development of a federal system of national cemeteries for Union dead, and the creation of private cemeteries in the South that contributed to the cult of the Lost Cause. Following her prepared remarks Ms. Faust responded to questions from members of the audience. At the conclusion of the program Ms. Faust was presented with a copy of a letter that she had written to President Eisenhower at nine-years of age and copies of some Civil War documents. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203525-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/203525-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Teresi makes the controversial argument that the business of organ harvesting is blurring the line between life and death. He contends that organ harvesting puts pressure on medical professionals to declare patients dead, rather than keep them on life support and attempt to save them. He discusses his findings with psychiatrist and transplant recipient Sally Satel, an American Enterprise Institute scholar in mental health policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305225-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305225-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Jonathan Weiner talked about his book, [Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality]. The interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded in the King's College Room in Columbia University's Low Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306665-10 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306665-10 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Christine Montross talked about her book, [Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab], published by Penguin Press. In her book she writes about her experiences as a Brown University Medical School student and her work on cadavers. While writing [Body of Work,] she traveled to anatomical theaters, sought out holy relics, and dissected three arms, a leg, and an entire human body. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199875-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/199875-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Father Neuhaus talked about his book, [As I Lay Dying: Meditations Upon Returning], published by Basic Books. The book is a Christian conversation about death, inspired by the priest's near-death experience. He talked about his experience and about life after death, abortion, the current child abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, and other topics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169660-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169660-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Sherwin Nuland was interviewed about his life as well as his book [How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter], published by Knopf. He discussed his writings on medicine, bioethics, euthanasia, and medical history. Video footage of his home office in Hamden, Connecticut was shown. Dr. Nuland also responded to telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail from viewers. Dr. Sherwin Nuland is the author of numerous books on bioethics and the history of medicine. His 1994 book [How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter], published by Vintage, won the National Book Award and has been translated into 17 languages. His other books include [Doctors: The Biography of Medicine] (1988), [Medicine: The Art of Healing] (1992), [The Wisdom of the Body] (1997), and [The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths] (2000). Dr. Nuland's 2003 memoir [Lost in America], concentrated on his relationship with his father. In addition to his books, he is a contributing editor to the [New Republic] and the [American Scholar] where his column, "The Uncertain Art," appears regularly. Dr. Nuland spent 30 years as a surgical physician at New Haven Hospital before his writing career. Today he is a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University School of Medicine where he also teaches bioethics and medical history. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189124-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189124-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Suzanne Smith talked about her book, [To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death]. The interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded on the campus of George Mason University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301877-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301877-2 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT William Colby talked about his book [Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America], published by AMACOM, and about the complications that often arise in right-to-die cases, as witnessed most recently in the case of Terry Schiavo in Florida. Mr. Colby discussed the Schiavo case as well as the case of Nancy Cruzan. He represented the family of Nancy Cruzan in the first right-to-die case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Colby argued that these kinds of cases will become even more complicated as medical technology advances and urged his audience to discuss the matter in advance with their family members, caretakers, and doctors. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. Mr. Colby spoke at the Maine Hospice Council Annual Meeting and Maine Hospice Council First Annual Education Conference. He is a senior fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the author of [Long Goodbye: The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan]. Due to technical difficulties, the program has no audio for approximately 30 seconds at the beginning of the question-and-answer session. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193076-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193076-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Barbie Zelizer talked about her book, [About to Die: How News Images Move the Public], in which she explores the impact and controversy surrounding news photos that depict imminent death. Professor Zelizer also talked about the [New York Post] cover photo that showed a man about to be killed by a New York City subway train. This interview, recorded at the University of Pennsylvania, is part of Book TV's College series. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309805-2 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Lois Shepherd talked about her book, [If That Ever Happens to Me: Making Life and Death Decisions after Terri Schiavo ] (The University of North Carolina Press, 2009). She was interviewed on the University of Virginia campus while at the Virginia Festival of the Book, which was held March 16-20, 2011, in Charlottesville, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-7 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Bobby Schindler, brother of Terri Schiavo, and Robert Destro and David Gibbs, legal counsel to the Schindler family, discussed the Schindler family's legal and legislative battle to halt the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201317-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/201317-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The historic Bonaventure Cemetery was toured. Ms. Doty talked about some of the notable people buried there, focusing on Revolutionary and Civil War eras. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2011 LCV Cities Tour" in Savannah, Georgia, on June 1-8 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299974-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299974-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jack Kevorkian, right-to-die advocate and author, discussed the movement he supports to allow the terminally ill to commit suicide prior to their total incapacitation. Dr. Kevorkian has aided the suicide of terminally ill patients, wrote a book on unassisted suicide methods, and built an apparatus that allows terminally ill patients to kill themselves with as little pain as possible. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/33741-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/33741-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of [Jeb Bush v. Michael Schiavo]. Mr. Schiavo is the husband and legal guardian of Terri Schiavo, who suffered cardiac arrest and fell into a coma in 1990, resulting in brain damage. Michael Schiavo received permission from a Florida trial court to disconnect his wife's feeding tube and allow her to die. Terri Schiavo's parents, the Schindlers, are fighting Michael Schiavo and that original court decision in order to keep her alive. They disagree that Terri Schiavo is in a "persistent vegetative state." In October 2003, the Florida legislature passed what is known as "Terri's Law," which allowed Governor Jeb Bush to issue an executive order to keep Terri Schiavo alive. Earlier this year, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal struck down "Terri's Law." Governor Bush appealed to the Florida Supreme Court. At issue is whether this law is a violation of the separation of powers and the Florida state constitution. Robert Destro, a professor at Catholic University, argued Governor Bush's case; Michael Schiavo's attorney was George Felos of Dunedin, Florida. Each spoke for 20 minutes before the justices. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183214-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183214-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Senator Kennedy and family members eulogized the late Senator John Pastore. Several heartwarming and humorous anecdotes were recounted. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158384-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/158384-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Joanne Lynn talked about what is meant by "end-of-life" health care and palliative care, and she responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. Other topics included how much the costs of end-of-life care and how current proposals for health care reform might affect end-of-life care. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289558-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289558-6 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the issue of end-of-life planning as part of Medicare beginning on January 1, 2011. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297256-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297256-2 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Benjamin Busch talked about his book, [Dust to Dust: A Memoir], in which he reflects on mortality. He recounted how he returned from a brutal tour of war and his young daughter did not recognize him. Then his parents died, changing his place in the social structure. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed while at the 2012 [Los Angeles Times] Festival of Books being held on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California. The program closed with scenes of the festival and schedule information. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305486-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305486-7 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT A forum was held on "Assisted Dying: Crime or Compassion?" During the first panel, participants discussed whether states have sovereign authority over end-of-life issues, or if the Controlled Substances Act gave the U.S. Attorney General authority over the use of prescription drugs for such uses. They also talked about whether the Constitution protected assisted suicide as an issue of religious freedom and whether a directive by the U.S. Attorney General on assisted suicide threatened states' rights. Members of the panel spoke about the U.S. Supreme Court case [Gonzales v. Oregon], which reviews where the federal government improperly undermined Oregon's Death with Dignity Act. Following their remarks, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. On October 5, [Gonzales v. Oregon] was brought before the United States Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189174-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189174-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT After oral argument in the case [Jeb Bush v. Michael Schiavo], Michael Schiavo and George Felos, his attorney, and Robert Schindler (Terri's Schiavo's father) and Pat Anderson, his attorney, spoke to reporters. Governor Jeb Bush was appealing the striking down of "Terri's Law," under which he had ordered Terri Schindler Schiavo to be kept alive on a feeding tube against the wishes of her husband and legal guardian. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183326-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/183326-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Professor Veatch talked about ethical questions, concerns, and ambiguities surrounding the care of the terminally ill. He currently is teaching a class at Georgetown University on withholding nutrition from terminally ill patients. He also responded to viewer comments and questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186055-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/186055-4 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Ian Dowbiggin talks about his book [A Merciful End: The Euthanasia Movement in Modern America], published by Oxford University Press. Mr. Dowbiggin examines the evolution of the euthanasia movement in social history and looks at the ways in which it was handled in specific instances over time. The book addresses how the public viewed euthanasia at the turn of the century, before and after World War II, and in modern times with the spread of AIDs and the televised eugenics of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. After his presentation Mr. Dowbiggin answered questions from members of the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165441-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165441-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT House Majority Leader Tom Delay and other members held a news conference on legislation allowing the parents of Terri Schiavo to bring their case for the re-insertion of a feeding tube before the federal courts for review. Ms. Schiavo's husband and her parents had been involved in a protracted legal battle in the Florida courts over her right to die. The U.S. Supreme court had refused to hear an appeal of the decision of the Florida Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185979-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185979-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10210-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10210-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Committee members heard testimony from medical and legal professionals and caregivers concerning the advisability and constitutionality of assisted suicide and how it would change the physician's role in the medical system. The hearing was prompted by decisions in the 2nd and 9th U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals which implied that assisted suicide was a fundamental right. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71495-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/71495-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Kevorkian and his attorney spoke about the legal and ethical issues involved in assisted suicide. They argued that people have a right not to suffer and that the medical community's ethics are based on religious, rather than rational, principles. Mr. Kevorkian has assisted in 33 suicides since 1990. After their remarks, they took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73982-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73982-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The Washington School of Psychiatry sponsored a forum on the issue of assisted suicide. Issues brought up in the forum included the extent to which suicide methods should be made available to suicidal patients and the legalities surrounding an assistant to a suicide. Speakers included Derek Humphry, whose book [Final Exit] provided written descriptions of the most efficient suicide techniques for the terminally ill, which created a furor upon its sale in the nation's bookstores. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/25750-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/25750-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Congressmen announced a bipartisan agreement between the House and Senate for changes to judicial procedures to allow for additional legal procedures before withholding food or medical treatment to incapacitated persons. This legislation was precipitated by the Terri Schiavo case in Miami. They responded to questions from reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185993-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185993-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The House met in special session to consider a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the federal courts in order to review the case of Terri Schaivo, an incapacitated Florida woman at the center of a dispute over removal of a feeding tube that had kept her alive in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years. The House voted 203 to 58 to expand the federal court's authority and then sent the bill to the president for his signature. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185894-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185894-3 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The Michigan Supreme Court heard two cases: the Kevorkian case and [Hobbins v. Attorney General]. The cases test the constitutionality of Michigan assisted suicide law, whether assisted suicide is protected by the United States Consitution, and tests whether Dr. Kevorkian can be prosecuted on murder charges. There were audio difficulties during the first five minutes of the complete proceeding. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60739-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/60739-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Shapiro talked about several myths about physician-assisted suicide which help make the idea so popular among the U.S. population and how journalists help contribute to these myths. He stressed that the image of heroic, terminally ill people is not accurate based on survey evidence and that the media implies that these people are the rule, rather than exceptions to the rule. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/80332-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/80332-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10209-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/10209-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Ms. Coleman and Ms. Tucker debated the Supreme Court case on assisted suicide. The Court was hearing oral arguments in [Gonzales v. Oregon], on whether the federal government can overturn Oregon's Death with Dignity Act, which is an assisted suicide law, that allows doctors to prescribe drugs that help terminally ill people commit suicide. Ms. Coleman filed a brief supporting the federal government's side and opposes the legalization of assisted suicide. Ms. Tucker wrote her group's brief in support of Oregon and has argued this case previously before the U.S. Supreme Court. The guests also responded to questions and comments from telephone callers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189139-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189139-2 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Terkel talked with Ms. Lewis about his most recent book, [Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: Reflections on Death, Rebirth, and Hunger for a Faith], published by The New Press. The book is a collection of interviews with sixty people on the subject of death. Those interviewed ranged from artists to members of the clergy to a death-row parolee. Mr. Terkel talked about his own encounters with death both as a child and as an adult and reflected on the death of his father in 1931 and his wife's death in 1999. He answered questions from members of the audience. Some of the book's interviewees were in attendance at the event. Ms. Lewis is the author of [Hospital] and [A Totally Alien Life-Form: Teenagers]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167258-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/167258-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The 1990 Bioethics Moot Court was sponsored by Georgetown University Law Center Barristers Council. The hypothetical case argued by four teams of law students is similar to the [Cruzan v. Missouri Dept. of Health] case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. In that case the high court is being asked to decide if the family of a woman in a persistant vegetative state has the right to remove the feeding tube that is keeping her alive. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/11922-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/11922-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT A forum was held on "Assisted Dying: Crime or Compassion?" During the second panel, participants discussed whether states have sovereign authority over end-of-life issues, or if the Controlled Substances Act gave the U.S. Attorney General authority over the use of prescription drugs for such uses. They also talked about whether the Constitution protected assisted suicide as an issue of religious freedom and whether a directive by the U.S. Attorney General on assisted suicide threatened states' rights. Members of the panel spoke about the improvements in end of life care by Oregon and gave a broader perspective on the issue. Following their remarks, the panelists responded to questions and comments from members of the audience. On October 5, [Gonzales v. Oregon] was brought before the United States Supreme Court. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189174-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189174-2 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Jim Barnett spoke about the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Oregon's assisted suicide law. He talked about the ruling's impact on future action at the federal and state levels. The guest responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190784-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/190784-5 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Glover and Mr. McDowell answered questions concerning euthanasia issues from high school students. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24188-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/24188-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Eleanor Clift, author of [Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death and Politics,] recounted the two weeks in March 2005 when she was covering the Teri Schiavo story while attending to her husband, Tom Brazaitis, who was dying of cancer. Ms. Clift relayed her reportage on the Schiavo controversy while reflecting on her husband's death. She responded to questions from audience members. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204332-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/204332-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Anita Kumar, a correspondent for the [St. Petersburg Times], spoke by telephone about the Terri Schiavo case. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185900-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/185900-6 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT The National Right to Life Committee held their annual convention prayer breakfast. Rev. Pavone gave the keynote address. Several speakers then addressed the case of Terri Schiavo, a disabled Florida woman at the center of a legal battle over guardianship and euthanasia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182543-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/182543-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT In the second day of hearings about unscrupulous practices by funeral homes, industry and government officials testified about consumer satisfaction with the industry. Among the topics they addressed were existing consumer protections, government oversight and enforcement of regulations, and potential future efforts to monitor the funeral industry. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156520-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156520-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT After the Court heard oral arguments in cases concerning the legality of doctor-assisted suicide, attorneys and representatives of other interested parties commented on the proceedings. The Court heard arguments specifically concerning the constitutionality of Washington and New York state laws prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77746-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77746-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT Witnesses testified about unscrupulous practices in the funeral industry. They talked about funeral home operators who aggressively sell expensive advance funeral and burial arrangements, improperly bury or cremate deceased persons, and potential remedies to these and other problems. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156492-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156492-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT At a two-day conference the upcoming Supreme Court term, law professors and Supreme Court reporters discussed the legal issues surrounding doctor-assisted suicide. The two main constitutional issues are whether there is such a right under the 14th Amendment and whether the state should distinguish between those who ask their physician to help them die and those who designate that life support equipment not be used before they are incapacitated. The Court will hear cases from New York and Washington on this issue. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77455-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/77455-1 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT