October 29, 1997
Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler,
(818) 677-2130
cchandler@exec.csun.edu
Speaking in favor of the issue will be Santa Monica lawyer Michael White. Dr. Melvin Kirschner, a Van Nuys-based family practice physician, will speak against.
The discussion will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Santa Clarita Room of the University Student Union on the east side of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.
"The colloquium was started about three years ago with the goal of bringing people from the campus and the community together to discuss contemporary ethical concerns," said Elizabeth Say, chair of CSUN's Women's Studies Department and a coordinator of the event. "The issue of physician-assisted suicide is definitely a concern of our time."
Say pointed out that in the spring the Second and Ninth District Court of Appeals struck down state laws in New York and Washington that forbid physician-assisted suicide.
The colloquium is sponsored by CSUN's Center for Ethics and Values and the College of Humanities.
For more information, call (818) 677-4785 or (818) 677-4854.
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