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50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of life

  • Written by Robert S. Olick, Associate Professor Emeritus of Bioethics and Humanities, SUNY Upstate Medical University
50 years ago, Karen Quinlan’s coma sparked the movement for patients’ rights near the end of lifeKaren Ann Quinlan's case has remained a touchstone for other debates about end-of-life care.ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty Images

March 31, 2026, marks 50 years since a landmark decision that shapes American patients’ rights every day: the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the case of Karen Ann Quinlan, who had suffered an irreversible coma.

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