LMU Bioethics Institute Short Course in Clinical Ethics
David C. Blake, PhD, JD – February 19, 2019
Legal Decision-Making in Clinical Care
February 19 Recommended Readings (Click on the title below to open PDF):
Supreme Court of New Jersey, "In The Matter of Karen Quinlan, an Alleged Incompetent."
Supreme Court of California, "Cobbs v. Grant."
February 19 Supplemental Readings (Please find these readings on your own):
The Patient’s (Federal) Constitutional Rights and Physician’s Constitutional Duties:
Griswald v. Connecticut; 381 U.S. 479; 85 S. Ct. 1678; 14 L. Ed. 2d 510 (1965).
Eisenstadt v. Baird; 405 U.S. 438; 92 S. Ct. 1029; 31 L. Ed. 2d 349 (1972).
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health; 497 U.S. 261; 110 S. Ct. 2841; 111 L. Ed. 2d 224 (1990).
Washington v. Glucksberg; 521 U.S. 702; 117 S. Ct. 2258; 117 S. Ct. 2302; 138 L. Ed. 2d 772 (1997).
The Patient’s Common Law Rights and Physician’s Common Law Duties:
Cobbs v. Grant; 8 Cal. 3d 229; 502 P.2d 1; 104 Cal. Rptr. 505 (1972).
In Re Quinlan; 70 N.J. 10; 355 A.2d 64 (1976).
Superintendent of Belchertown State School v. Saikewicz; 373 Mass. 728; 370 N.E. 417 (1977).
Truman v. Thomas; 27 Cal. 3d 285; 611 P.2d 905 Cal. Rptr. 308 (1980). Bouvia v. Superior Court; 179 Cal. App. 3rd 1127; 225 Cal. Rptr. 297 (1986).
Moore v. Regents of University of California; 51 Cal. 3d 120; 271 Cal. Rptr. 146; 793 P.2d 479 (1990).
Additional Documents:
A Supplement and Companion to Workshop Slides (Summaries and Clarifications)