If That Ever Happens to Me: Making Life and Death Decisions after Terri Schiavo

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if that ever happens to me StudieS in S o cial Medicine Allan M. Brandt & Larry R. Churchill, editors d i s o r d e r s o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s making life and death decisions after terri schiavo lois shepherd JG
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)JMM © 2009 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed by Richard Hendel Set in Quadraat and Scala Sans by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Shepherd, Lois L., 1962– If that ever happens to me : making life and death decisions after Terri Schiavo / Lois Shepherd. p. ; cm. — (Studies in social medicine) Includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-0-8078-3295-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Schiavo, Terri, 1963–2005. 2. Terminal care. 3. Right to die. 4. Euthanasia. I. Title. II. Series. [dnlM: 1. Schiavo, Terri, 1963–2005. 2. Euthanasia, Passive—ethics. 3. Decision Making—ethics. 4. Enteral Nutrition—ethics. 5. Life Support Care— ethics. 6. Persistent Vegetative State. 7. Withholding Treatment—legislation & jurisprudence. WB 65 S548t 2009] R726.8.S4755 2009 179.7—dc22 2008045187 13 12 11 10 09 5 4 3 2 1 To my husband, Paul, and my children, Max, Summer, and Charlie, whom I trust and love with all my heart. This page intentionally left blank ...