The Terri Schiavo saga: The making of a tragedy and lessons learned

C. Christopher Hook; Paul S. Mueller

doi:10.4065/80.11.1449

The Terri Schiavo saga: The making of a tragedy and lessons learned

C. Christopher Hook, Paul S. Mueller

General Internal Medicine

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The recent case of Terri Schiavo has been an important medical, legal, and ethical controversy. However, much of the public discussion of the tragedy has been based on inaccurate information regarding the facts of the case and the actual legal and ethical issues involved. This article reviews the pertinent aspects of the case and the ethical and legal questions raised and highlights the lessons we should learn from this unique story.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1449-1460
Number of pages	12
Journal	Mayo Clinic proceedings
Volume	80
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4065/80.11.1449
State	Published - Nov 2005

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