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Advocates for patients' rights warn about restrictive post-Schiavo legislation

Published in Law and Health Weekly, April 29th, 2006

One year after Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael, won a legal battle for the right to have her wishes respected and a feeding tube removed, two national patients' rights organizations warned about the danger of legislation introduced in 23 states that would make honoring patients' wishes to forgo life-sustaining treatment more difficult.

A list of 49 proposed laws introduced in 2005 and 2006 state legislative sessions was released by the MergerWatch Project and Compassion & Choices, two organizations dedicated to protecting patients' rights to self-determination.

"This legislative push in the states demonstrates that some conservative religious...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2006-04-29)

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