"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.

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

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; the role of the patient, guardians, court, and Federal Government; and existing and proposed legislation, including the 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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0119

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