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India – Newest Case of Person Demanding Treatment/Money or Euthanasia (“Your Money or My Life”)

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Lately it seems like I’ve been drawing quite a bit on material from the Thaddeus Pope‘s Medical Futility Blog. Mostly it’s because Pope is really good at digging out stories that fly under the radar of most of us. More than occasionally, he’ll write something that is too tempting to ignore.That’s true with his latest … Continue reading India – Newest Case of Person Demanding Treatment/Money or Euthanasia (“Your Money or My Life”) →

Study: Treatment Withdrawal & Death for Patients with Severe Brain Injury Vary By Hospital

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Once again, an item featured on Thaddeus Pope‘s Medical Futility Blog turned out to be something that I wanted to explore in greater detail than the brief blurb given on his blog, in his September 10th post, Hospitals Vary in How Quickly LST Is Stopped: In “Mortality associated with withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy for patients … Continue reading Study: Treatment Withdrawal & Death for Patients with Severe Brain Injury Vary By Hospital →

Miracles, recovery and “rush-to-judgment” revisited

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Last weekend, Thaddeus Pope posted a followup to an earlier item shared and discussed on his Medical Futility Blog. Let’s take it in order.  Back in March of this year, Pope originally shared the news about the unexpected recovery of Kimberly McNeill of New Zealand, an 18-year-old who suffered severe injuries in a car crash … Continue reading Miracles, recovery and “rush-to-judgment” revisited →

NDY Attorney Anne Studholme discusses Betancourt Ruling on WHYY

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I just received this in my news feed.  Taunya English at WHYY aired a piece on the Appellate Court Ruling on Betancourt v. Trinitas.  The case involved the effort of Trinitas Regional Medical Center in New Jersey to remove treatment from a patient over the objections of the family.  Having lost in a trial court, … Continue reading NDY Attorney Anne Studholme discusses Betancourt Ruling on WHYY →

New Jersey: More Coverage/Commentary on Betancourt Ruling

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A later story by Sue Epstein has been published in the New Jersey Star-Ledger.  This article is a little more detailed than the first and includes a brief comment by Anne Studholme, who represented NDY and our co-amici. The Wall Street Journal also published an article about the decision, written by Suzanne Sataline.New Jersey Today … Continue reading New Jersey: More Coverage/Commentary on Betancourt Ruling →