LAWS 4307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Terri Schiavo Case, Surrogate Decision-Maker, Feeding Tube
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Author name, title of the journal, title of the article, page number. Early distinction between suicide w/ or w/out cause. The law didn"t enforce in every case the moral views of society. Deeply held view that live is sacred, therefore suicide had to be criminalized to protect law. Punish the family of the person, religious punishment. Historical punishments for suicide: denial of christian burial o. 1972: suicide/attempted suicide decriminalized in canada based on: o o o. Non-voluntary- not legalized o: not an action that was wanted. Expressed that they do not want to be assisted in death yet it is done anyways: withdrawal of treatment- allowed. Feeding tube, ventilator: withholding of treatment- allowed, mercy killing o o o, withholding of treatment that, dnr, medication for the purpose of leads to death treating pain is fine. 1990: terri schiavo entered persistent vegetative state after collapse, 5 min. oxygen deprivation.
