The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court issued its ruling today in Betancourt v. Trinitas Hospital. The hospital had asked the Court to rule that it had the right to discontinue dialysis treatments for Ruben Betancourt, a patient with a hypoxic brain injury, based on doctors’ claims that prolonging his life was “futile” … Continue reading New Jersey: Appellate Court Issues Ruling in Betancourt v. Trinitas
Today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal has a very good article on the Betancourt v. Trinitas case in New Jersey. (All of the previous posts on the case can be found by accessing this link) Suzanne Sataline provides the best summary of the issues in the case – as argued by stakeholders on both … Continue reading
I wanted to give readers a followup on yesterday’s oral argument in Betancourt v. Trinitas. First of all, I talked to Nadina LaSpina and Danny Robert today about yesterday’s court proceeding. (this link goes to a 1998 interview with Nadina and Danny, who are activists and life partners.) Nadina and Danny told me that there … Continue reading Followup on Betancourt v. Trinitas – Reports, Coverage and More
Oral arguments are scheduled today (April 27, 2010) in front of the New Jersey Appellate Division. The case is Betancourt v. Trinitas. You can read more about the case here and here. It’s an important judicial hearing on one hospital’s claim regarding the extent of their “right” to summarily refuse life-sustaining medical treatment over the … Continue reading New Jersey/Futility: Oral Arguments in Betancourt v. Trinitas (Appellate Court)
For the most complete information on the Betancourt case, including links to other amicus briefs, the best resource I’ve found is the Medical Futility Blog by Thaddeus Mason Pope. Pope disagrees with NDY on a significant number of issues, but he’s an impressive researcher who has posted links to research and news coverage that I’ve … Continue reading More on Betancourt
