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Ethics Committees at Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

Robert L. Schwartz
Affiliation:
Law at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Marcy Luedtke
Affiliation:
Bioethics Committee at Saint Mary's Hospital, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Extract

Lillian T. is a 22-year-old woman with Down Syndrome. Cared for by her mother, she has lived all her life in the same small town and is a quiet, cooperative, and happy individual. Her main pleasures revolve around a steady routine that includes sewing in a sheltered workshop 5 days each week. She performs her own washing and dressing, makes simple meals for herself, and enjoys television.

Type
Departments and Columns
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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