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Healthcare/Hospital Law

May 13, 2005

Misunderstanding Of Death Shoves Family's Tragedy Into The Spotlight

Forum Column - By Gary Kalkut and Nancy Neveloff Dubler - Late last month, New York's major newspapers reported that a 13-year-old boy had "died" after he was taken off "life support." That assertion reflected a fundamental misunderstanding of death as defined by the laws of all 50 states.

        
        Forum Column
        
        By Gary Kalkut
        and Nancy Neveloff Dubler
        
        Late ...

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