Letourneau Award Winner
Government Endorsement of Living on a Prayer: THE RELIGION CLAUSES AND RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DUTY TO PROVIDE
MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN
Ashley Dose
Drake University Law School
Des Moines, IA

Hirsh Award Winner
Healthcare in France: The Home Nursing Role
Reva J. Rasband
Brigham Young University
Cedar Hills, Utah

Schwartz Award Winner
Barriers to the Use of Advance Directives
Heather Phillips
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
New York, NY

ACLM 2008 - 2009 Hoffman Bioethics Writing Competition Winners

1st Place: Bodies of Law: The Ethical Implications of Recognizing Property Rights in Human Body Tissue Phoebe Stone Fordham Law School New York, NY Phoebe Stone, from Fordham Law School in New York, NY, the first place winner of the Hoffman Bioethics Competition, receiving her award from immediate past president, Michael Raskin, MD, JD, MS, MPH, MA, FCLM.

2nd Place:
Modern Medicine, Murder & The Mind: The Disparity Between
Advances in Medicine and the Current Criminal Law
Justin A. Gonzalez
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM

3rd Place:
Palliative Care or Murder: The Legal Status of End of Life Medical Decisions in Extreme Emergency Situations
Ann Weilbaecher
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Chicago, IL