Bioethics Moot Court: The Right to Die
On the program "America and the Courts", the Georgetown University Law Center Barristers Council held the 1990 Bioethics…
Issues & Effects of Cruzan Case
1990-03-17T20:14:19-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTA0XC8xOTkwMDMxNzIxMDExMzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==A discussion of the Right to Die from the Barristers Council 1990 Bioethics & the Law Symposium. The event was sponsored by the Georgetown University Law Center. This panel focused on the Cruzan case that is being considered by the Supreme Court. Nancy Cruzan of Missouri has been in a persistent vegetative state since an automobile accident several years ago. Her parents want to end life support but the state intervened. The Supreme Court will decide whether the state or family makes this decision.
A discussion of the Right to Die from the Barristers Council 1990 Bioethics & the Law Symposium. The event was sponsored by the Georgetown U… read more
A discussion of the Right to Die from the Barristers Council 1990 Bioethics & the Law Symposium. The event was sponsored by the Georgetown University Law Center. This panel focused on the Cruzan case that is being considered by the Supreme Court. Nancy Cruzan of Missouri has been in a persistent vegetative state since an automobile accident several years ago. Her parents want to end life support but the state intervened. The Supreme Court will decide whether the state or family makes this decision. close
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- George Annas Professor Boston University
- Victoria Boston Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Law Center
- Peter B. Edelman Associate Dean Georgetown University Law Center
- David Orentlicher Physician American Medical Association
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