Issues in Law & Medicine articles from June 1993

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from June 1993

The brain stem in brain death: a critical review.
June 22, 1993... There is no sure foundation set on blood, No certain life achieved by others' death.(1) We would take the issue of brain death from the "misty court of `philosophy'"(2) and examine it in the cool light of medical science and clinical...

Anencephaly - organ transplantation?
June 22, 1993... A Fort Lauderdale infant with anencephaly, Theresa Ann Campo Pearson, was recently the subject of many newspaper articles, television shows, and medical and legal discussions. Her parents had filed a petition in a Florida circuit court for the...

When is medical treatment "futile"? (New York)
June 22, 1993... Two recent events highlight the problem of medical futility--what it means, who should decide when it exists, and whether there are exceptions to the view most doctors take that what is futile should not be done. One event is the re-emphasis by...

The impact of assisted suicide on persons with disabilities - is it a right without freedom?
June 22, 1993... A twenty-two year old woman, a student at a large state university, discovers she is pregnant. When she tells her boyfriend, he breaks off the relationship, saying that the pregnancy is her problem and responsibility. A solitary and private...

Paternalism, disability, and the right to die. (Transcript)
June 22, 1993... There is an insidious and growing movement in America, a movement that has shoved its way into the mainstream, a movement that threatens everyone, particularly those of us who are disabled: that of the so-called right to die. It is a soft...

The Accountability of Bioethics Committees and Consultants.
June 22, 1993... Should bioethics committees and consultants be regulated and held accountable for their advice? If so, how and to whom should they be held accountable? This book examines why and how bioethics committees and consultants should be held...

Transcultural Dimensions in Medical Ethics.
June 22, 1993... These essays illustrate how a multicultural dialogue can illuminate fundamental issues in biomedicine. Although this dialogue naturally reflects a diversity of issues, perspectives, and approaches to "fundamental" issues in biomedicine--and is...

Euthanasia: The Good of the Patient, The Good of the Society.
June 22, 1993... How should physicians and a concerned public respond to initiatives to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide? While recent surveys show that the public favors giving terminally ill patients the option of physician-assisted suicide, physician...

Spare Parts: Organ Replacement in American Society.
June 22, 1993... The developments that have occurred in the field of organ transplantation during the 1980s and early 1990s, and the simultaneous rise and fall of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart, are the subjects of this book. Interconnected stories of organ...