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Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 week ago

50 years ago, Karen Quinlan's coma sparked the movement for patients' rights near the end of life

The Quinlan case established that end-of-life decisions should be made by patients and families, not solely by medical professionals.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

How AIDS activists revolutionized modern-day patients' rights for everyone - LGBTQ Nation

ACT UP combined confrontational public protests with inside institutional engagement to accelerate drug approval and center patients' rights during the AIDS crisis.
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