Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 26, 2005
Legal System Stands Strong, Avoids Constitutional Crisis
Forum Column By Judith Daar The legal machinations over the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who has languished in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, yield bountiful lessons for students of virtually every discipline. Thinkers in medicine, law, ethics, politics and religion can find much that is instructive, opening the path for a deeper national dialogue about our choices surrounding death.
Judith Daar
Dean-Elect, Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
The legal machinations over the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who has languished in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, yield bountiful lessons for students of virtually every discipline. Thinkers in medicine, law, ethics, politics and religion can find much that is instructive, opening the path for a deeper national dialogue about our choices surrounding death.
From a law professor's perspective, the case is a unique te...
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