CIGA Event Tomorrow at GW

As part of the continuing Culture in Global Affairs program at the Elliott School, please join us for a talk tomorrow with Dr. Frances Norwood of the Inclusion Research Institute.

Euthanasia, Social Death and U.S. Health Care Reform: Policy Lessons from The Netherlands

Friday, October 30, 12 pm – 1:30 pm
1957 E Street NW, Room 505

Frances Norwood, Director of Research, Inclusion Research Institute

Dr. Norwood is a medical anthropologist. Her talk is based on extensive fieldwork in The Netherlands which led to a book called The Maintenance of Life: Preventing Social Death through Euthanasia Talk and End-of-Life Care–Lessons from The Netherlands (Carolina Academic Press, 2009). Dr. Norwood will discuss her findings about end-of-life care in The Netherlands and implications for U.S. health care reform.

Please send RSVP to: Graham Hough-Cornwell at ghcornwell@gmail.com

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