| The Terri Schiavo saga: the making of a tragedy and lessons learned. | |
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PMID: 16295025 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The recent case of Terri Schiavo has been an important medical, legal, and ethical controversy. However, much of the public discussion of the tragedy has been based on inaccurate information regarding the facts of the case and the actual legal and ethical issues involved. This article reviews the pertinent aspects of the case and the ethical and legal questions raised and highlights the lessons we should learn from this unique story. |
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Authors:
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C Christopher Hook; Paul S Mueller |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic Volume: 80 ISSN: 0025-6196 ISO Abbreviation: Mayo Clin. Proc. Publication Date: 2005 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-11-18 Completed Date: 2005-12-06 Revised Date: 2007-10-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0405543 Medline TA: Mayo Clin Proc Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1449-60 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. |
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Adult Advance Directives / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence* Enteral Nutrition Euthanasia, Passive / ethics*, legislation & jurisprudence*, psychology Female Humans Life Support Care / ethics, legislation & jurisprudence* Persistent Vegetative State / therapy* United States |
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Mayo Clin Proc. 2005 Nov;80(11):1411-3
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