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Section III

Projects or Assignments for the Program. These projects or assignments could be distributed among participants for them to expand on the answers in the discussion section by further review of the video.

I. Diagnosis of Terri Schiavo

Explain the family dispute about the diagnosis of Terri Schiavo.
Provide an acceptable description of the persistent vegetative state.

II. Patient Rights of Terri Schiavo

Explain what constitutional rights Terri Schiavo had as an end-of-life care patient.
Explain the role of competency in protecting patient rights in health care.

III. Terri Schiavo as a PVS Patient: Killing or Letting Die?

Provide the definition of being a PVS patient in Florida where Terri Schiavo lived.
Explain whether the withdrawal of artificial feeding from a PVS patient is a form of killing.

IV. Family Discord, Court Resolution, and National Politics

Explain the resolution the courts reached for Terri Schiavo’s end-of-life care.
Explain any connection between the Terri Schiavo case and the political debate over a right-to-life and right-to-die.

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