Thad Pope's guest appearances

Thad Pope

The Week in Health Law

Leo Beletsky

Nathan Cortez

Nicole Huberfeld

Nicholas Bagley

Elizabeth Leonard

Scott Burris

Christy Ford Chapin

Wendy Parmet

Sylvester Stallone

John Cogan

Ross Silverman

Alexandra Phelan

Sam Halabi

Aaron Kesselheim

Mark Hall

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Thad Pope, Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Institute at MitchellHamline School of Law joins us to discuss some extremely difficult end-of-life cases that are being litigated on each side of the Atlantic. In the U.S. (specifically, in California and New Jersey) the tragic Jahi McMath case continues with no apparent end in sight. We discuss compelling narratives such as that in the New Yorker and attempt to frame the legal and ethical issues. Comparison and distinctions can be drawn between that case and Alfie Evans case in the UK that has led to multiple appeals to the UK Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. One of our questions (there are many) is whether we are looking at likely challenges to the accepted evidence as to brain death or merely (?) another chapter in our cultural war about the meaning of life.

139. Treating Corpses. Guest, Thad Pope.