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The 30-minute video portrays Terri Schiavo as a patient requiring end-of-life care and purportedly in a persistent vegetative state. Her artificial feeding was permitted to be withdrawn by the courts in an effort to respect her previously indicated wishes. The story presents the discord in Terri’s family: between her parents (Bob and Mary Schindler) who wanted to have guardianship of Terri so they could keep her alive, and her husband (Michael Schiavo) who wanted to respect Terri’s wishes by letting her die. The ethical debate on Terri’s story is presented in four sections in the video.
The video has expert commentary by internationally recognized figures in the debate on patients in a persistent vegetative state, including: Dan Callahan, PhD; Eric Cassell, MD; Karen Lebacqz, PhD; Rebecca Dresser, JD.
The 30-minute video enables participants to foster discussion at the end of each section as well as at the end of the program. Participants will be able to:
The facilitator should explain the learning objectives, show the video, and then engage the participants in discussion and/or assign follow-up projects.