Muddling Through: The Legal and Bioethical Issues Surrounding Medical Aid in Dying
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Program Number
3445
Program Date
2024-01-24
CLE Credits
1
Medical aid in dying is a growing areas of health law that addresses questions in both bioethics and law.
This program examines the nationwide legal landscape, including:
1) the requirements for patients to qualify for medical aid in dying,
2) the constitutional challenges to those requirements and the potential effects of those outcomes on additional states’ legislation, and the bioethical concerns that arise with such legislation, including
1) potential harm to patients,
2) potential coercion, and
3) the slippery slope from medical aid in dying to euthanasia.
Available in States
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- Biometrics
- Constitutional Law
- Federal Courts
- Florida Eligible
- Health Care Law
- Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Law
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
