Medical Choices and Pastoral Guidance (October 29, 1991)

Abstract

A workshop conference about the Patient Self Determination Act, living wills, and patient decision making and the role of health personnel was taped by Georgetown University's Center for Clinical Bioethics, which sponsored the meeting. Three speakers are featured: Carol Taylor, nurse and bioethicist; Sheila Zimmett, hospital attorney; and the Rev. James Shea, hospital pastoral care counselor. Following the talks, there is a panel discussion among the speakers along with Daniel Sulmasy, M.D. It is moderated by Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.