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21Paul Brophy — (died October 23, 1986) was a fireman in Massachusetts who entered a persistent vegetative state with no believed chance of recovery. Opposing viewpoints between his family and his doctors on how to deal with his condition sparked an early legal… …
22Karen Ann Quinlan — Infobox Person name = Karen Ann Quinlan caption = Karen Ann Quinlan in 1972, prior to her brain injury birth date = birth date|1954|3|29|mf=y birth place = Scranton, Pennsylvania death date = death date and age|1985|6|11|1954|3|29|mf=y death… …
23Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — This article is about the Holy Office as part of the Roman Curia. For Holy Office as prayer, please see Liturgy of the Hours. This article is part of a series on the Roman Curia Dicastery …
24Arthur Caplan — Arthur L. Caplan PhD, is Emanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics and director of the [http://www.bioethics.upenn.edu/ Center for Bioethics] at the University of Pennsylvania.Prior to coming to Penn in 1994, Caplan taught at the University… …
25Terri Schiavo timeline — NOTOC 1963*December 3: Terri Schindler is born in the Huntingdon Valley area of Lower Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.1981* Terri graduates from Archbishop Wood Catholic High School * At 200 pounds, Terri loses 60 lb. with a NutriSystem diet in a …
26Markkula Center for Applied Ethics — Established 1986 Director Kirk O. Hanson Admin. staff 14 Location Santa Clara, California, U.S.A …
27American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine — Infobox Organization name = American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine image border = size = caption = msize = mcaption = motto = Advancing the science of comfort. Affirming the art of caring. Mission Statement= formation = 1988 type =… …
28advance decision — England, Wales A decision an individual makes, when he has capacity, to refuse the giving or continuing of specific medical treatment in specific, future circumstances, when he has lost capacity. Only individuals who have reached 18 can make… …
29euthanasia — n. the act of taking life to relieve suffering. In voluntary euthanasia the sufferer asks for measures to be taken to end his or her life. This may be accomplished by active steps, usually the administration of a drug, or more passively, for… …
30extraordinary means — treatments used to prolong a person s life that are not regarded as beneficial (i.e. they do nothing to promote recovery or relieve suffering) and that may even be burdensome to the patient. The distinction between ordinary and extraordinary… …
