"Right to Die" : Constitutional and Statutory Analysis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Death.

Euthanasia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines patient "right to die" issues, in light of recent legal proceedings surrounding Theresa Schiavo, a Florida woman who has been in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, and whose husband and parents have been embattled over her right to die. Covers legal issues surrounding patient suicide and assisted suicide, passive and active euthanasia, and palliative care; role of the patient, guardians, court, and Federal Government; and existing and proposed new legislation, including Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act of 2005, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005, and S. 653 and S. 686, For the Relief of the Parents of Theresa Schiavo.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. "Right to Die"

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