Independent since 2002 Issue No. 1102 Week of November 7, 2026 Get the free email dispatch →

Guest Commentator

Timothy R. Cagle

Timothy R. Cagle is an assistant professor of law at the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover, and a practicing attorney. He teaches medical malpractice, torts, evidence, and negotiation in the legal context. Click here to contact Mr. Cagle and the Massachusetts School of Law.

1 piece

Guest Commentary

A Patient’s Right to “No”

By Timothy R. Cagle Guest Commentator

What would you do if you had to make a life and death decision in eight minutes, in a field in which you had no education, training or experience? According to Dr. Jerome Groopman, noted oncologist and chief of experimental medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, “In today’s medical environment, the clinic…

What would you do if you had to make a life and death decision in eight minutes, in a field in which you had no education,…

Continue reading 4 min

$ $ Contribute $ $