END-OF-LIFE CARE

“In quixotically trying to conquer death doctors all too frequently do no good for their patients’ “ease” but at the same time they do harm instead by prolonging and even magnifying patients’ dis-ease.” - Jack Kevorkian

What About Living Forever?

In the wake of rapidly advancing biotechnological advancements, it may soon be possible to prolong human life. Imagine if science could reverse aging—turn back the clock of biological time. Would you want to live forever? What are the potential ethical consequences of immortality?

END-OF-LIFE CARE CASE STUDIES

End-of-Life Decision Making #1 - Case by Dr. Elizabeth Menkin (Geriatric & Internal Medicine)
End-of-Life Decision Making #2 - Case by Dr. Elizabeth Menkin (Geriatric & Internal Medicine)
Critical Complications From Diabetes - Case by Karen Peterson-Iyer
The Case of Terry Shiavo
The Case of Karen Ann Quinlan
The Case of Nancy Cruzan
Dax's Case - Demanding to Die
The Case of Andrea Rubin
The Case of Brittany Maynard - Dying of Terminal Cancer
The Case of Elizabeth Bouvia
Life-Prolonging Technologies