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Volume 352:2371-2373 June 9, 2005 Number 23 Next

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The media spectacle that surrounded the dying of Terri Schiavo is now two months past, and America's culture warriors have moved on to other battlegrounds. Much has been said about which political players won or lost and whether key voting blocs will care. But does the experience offer any useful lessons about the subject in dispute — decision making at the end of life?

There is a widespread perception that the law failed Terri Schiavo, her family, and the country by not yielding a quick, clear resolution. Cultural conservatives and others who rallied to the side of Schiavo's parents condemn . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Bloche is a professor of law at Georgetown University and a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution, both in Washington, D.C., and an adjunct professor at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

An interview with Dr. Bloche can be heard at www.nejm.org.

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