A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law

Gerzog, Wendy

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A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law

Wendy C. Gerzog

University of Baltimore - School of Law

1976

Akron Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1976

Abstract:
It is the purpose of this comment to explore a hypothetical situation, to take the facts of the Quinlan case as revealed in the New Jersey Superior Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court opinions and interpret them under applicable Ohio law.

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Keywords: Quinlan, legal definition of death, physician's duty of care, extraordinary medical care, physician's liability, incompetency, right to privacy, consent

JEL Classification: H51, I10, I18, K13, K19, K32, K39

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Date posted: December 4, 2008

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Gerzog, Wendy C., A Hypothetical: Quinlan Under Ohio Law (1976). Akron Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, 1976. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1310248

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