Lawful physician-hastened death: AAN position statement

James A Russell¹, Leon G Epstein², Richard J Bonnie², Robin Conwit², William D Graf², Matthew Kirschen², Julie A Kurek², Daniel G Larriviere², Robert M Pascuzzi², Matthew Rizzo², Justin A Sattin², Zachary Simmons², Lynne Taylor², Amy Tsou², Michael A Williams²; Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee (a joint committee of the AAN, ANA, and CNS); Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee, a joint committee of the AAN, ANA and CNS

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James A Russell, Leon G Epstein, Richard J Bonnie, Robin Conwit, William D Graf, Matthew Kirschen, Julie A Kurek, Daniel G Larriviere, Robert M Pascuzzi, Matthew Rizzo, Justin A Sattin, Zachary Simmons, Lynne Taylor, Amy Tsou, Michael A Williams

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¹ From the Department of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Harrison Foundation Prof. of Law and Medicine (R.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville; Neurosciences Center (R.C.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA; Department of Neurology (W.D.G.), Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford; Department of Neurology (M.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology (J.A.K.), Augusta University at the Medical College of Georgia; Department of Neurology, (D.G.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (M.R.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Department of Neurology (J.A.S.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison; Department of Neurology (Z.S.), Penn State Hershey Medical Center; Alvord Brain Tumor Center (L.T.) and Department of Neurology (M.A.W.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; and Emergency Care Research Institute (A.T.), Philadelphia, PA. james.a.russell@lahey.org.
² From the Department of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Harrison Foundation Prof. of Law and Medicine (R.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville; Neurosciences Center (R.C.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA; Department of Neurology (W.D.G.), Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford; Department of Neurology (M.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology (J.A.K.), Augusta University at the Medical College of Georgia; Department of Neurology, (D.G.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (M.R.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Department of Neurology (J.A.S.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison; Department of Neurology (Z.S.), Penn State Hershey Medical Center; Alvord Brain Tumor Center (L.T.) and Department of Neurology (M.A.W.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; and Emergency Care Research Institute (A.T.), Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 29483313
PMCID: PMC5837869
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005012

Lawful physician-hastened death: AAN position statement

James A Russell et al. Neurology. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 27;90(9):420-422.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005012.

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Collaborators

James A Russell, Leon G Epstein, Richard J Bonnie, Robin Conwit, William D Graf, Matthew Kirschen, Julie A Kurek, Daniel G Larriviere, Robert M Pascuzzi, Matthew Rizzo, Justin A Sattin, Zachary Simmons, Lynne Taylor, Amy Tsou, Michael A Williams

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Harrison Foundation Prof. of Law and Medicine (R.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville; Neurosciences Center (R.C.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA; Department of Neurology (W.D.G.), Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford; Department of Neurology (M.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology (J.A.K.), Augusta University at the Medical College of Georgia; Department of Neurology, (D.G.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (M.R.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Department of Neurology (J.A.S.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison; Department of Neurology (Z.S.), Penn State Hershey Medical Center; Alvord Brain Tumor Center (L.T.) and Department of Neurology (M.A.W.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; and Emergency Care Research Institute (A.T.), Philadelphia, PA. james.a.russell@lahey.org.
² From the Department of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Harrison Foundation Prof. of Law and Medicine (R.J.B.), University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville; Neurosciences Center (R.C.), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MA; Department of Neurology (W.D.G.), Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford; Department of Neurology (M.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology (J.A.K.), Augusta University at the Medical College of Georgia; Department of Neurology, (D.G.L.), Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson, LA; Department of Neurology (R.M.P.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis; Department of Neurology (M.R.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha; Department of Neurology (J.A.S.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison; Department of Neurology (Z.S.), Penn State Hershey Medical Center; Alvord Brain Tumor Center (L.T.) and Department of Neurology (M.A.W.), University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle; and Emergency Care Research Institute (A.T.), Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 29483313
PMCID: PMC5837869
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005012

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In defense of the AAN position on lawful physician-hastened death.
Russell JA, Epstein LG, Bonnie RJ, Conwit R, Graf WD, Kirschen M, Kurek JA, Larriviere DG, Pascuzzi RM, Rizzo M, Sattin JA, Simmons Z, Taylor L, Williams MA; Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee (a joint committee of the AAN, ANA, and CNS). Russell JA, et al. Neurology. 2020 Apr 14;94(15):641-643. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009237. Epub 2020 Mar 16. Neurology. 2020. PMID: 32179699 No abstract available.

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