THE CASE OF TERRI SCHIAVO
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Bill Colby, attorney for the Nancy Cruzan family has an article at
USA Today.
(Mr. Colby is a panelist in HFA’s April 20th teleconference on Ethical Dilemmas.)
Florida Partnership for End-of-Life Care, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-supported project to improve end-of-life services and education, produced a comprehensive guide: Making Choices: Beginning to Plan for End-of-Life Care. The document is available in English and Spanish. (PDF)
The National Association of Attorneys General – Message from Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, Chair, End of Life Health Care Working Group
Legal issues in the Schiavo case can be found consolidated here.
Analysis of Florida HB 701 by Florida Bioethics Network (this link is no longer available)
Consumers and Health Care Professionals please note: The Schiavo case and other typical but difficult end of life ethical dilemmas will be discussed during HFA’s April 20th teleconference, Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life. This program is free to everyone. Find more information and locate a site here.
- Why is Hospice Involved in the Schiavo Case?
-HFA Position Paper
-Commentary MSNBC
-Statement by the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast (PDF) - What are the Clinical Issues?
-Withholding of Nutrition and Hydration
-Myths of Dying
-Myths of Pain
-Signs of Approaching Death - HFA Writings and Media Interviews on the Schiavo Case
- Schiavo Timeline
- Information on Living Wills and Advanced Directives
- HFA Resources
- Additional Resources
- The Schiavo Case Home