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An Interdisciplinary Discussion of End-of-Life Issues On April 5, 2005 Brooklyn Law School hosted a theory-practice seminar exploring the challenging bioethics issues presented by end-of-life cases – issues that have been brought to the forefront of national attention as a result of the Terry Schiavo case. Using case studies and featuring experts from the fields of law, medicine and health advocacy, the program provided an interdisciplinary context in understanding right-to-die issues. BLS’s Center for Health, Science and Public Policy collaborated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s Division of Humanities in Medicine and Sarah Lawrence College’s Health Advocacy Program in presenting the seminar. Two scenarios were discussed by the panelists and the attendees. The first case presented the heart wrenching issue of when a parent should be permitted to withhold life support to her minor child, who has been diagnosed to be in a persistent vegetative state with no chance of recovery. The second case presented an end-of-life scenario involving a geriatric patient whose designated health care agent disagrees with other members of the patient’s family as to whether or not to terminate life-sustaining treatments. "Contemporary Challenges in Bioethics" was part of the Center's ongoing series of theory-practice seminars, in which scholars and practitioners have the opportunity to exchange ideas on important questions of health policy. View a list of participants. Read the case studies and view video from the event. Read about Brooklyn Law School’s Center for Health, Science and Public Policy.
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