A Tribute to Robert M Veatch (1939-2020)

by Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, PhD

On November 9, 2020, the bioethics community lost one of its pioneering and iconic figures, and I lost a mentor and friend.

I first met Bob in person in June 1991 when I participated in the Intensive Bioethics Program at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Our meeting was not coincidental:  I had called and requested to be in his small group weeks before the course began.  Having no prior coursework in philosophy, I had matriculated into Yale University’s Department of Philosophy in September 1989, inspired by Paul Ramsey’s undergraduate course in Christian Ethics and his book, The Patient as Person (Yale University Press, 1970).…

Source: blog.bioethics.net - November 18, 2020 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Blog Editor Tags: Featured Posts In Memoriam Source Type: blogs