Status of End of Life Policy and Legislation at State and Federal Levels

Charles Sabatino, JD, director of the Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association, discusses his upcoming September 29, 2011, presentation at the 7th Annual Missouri End of Life Coalition Policy Summit on the status of advance care directives at the state and federal level, the impact of the “death panel” controversy, and lack of automatic authority in Kansas or Missouri for close family members to be allowed to make decisions for loved ones. (August 23, 2011)