Patricia S. Battin

Patricia S. Battin is a prominent American bioethicist and legal scholar known for her work on end-of-life decision-making, public health, and medical law. She has served as a professor and leader at institutions like Stanford University, where she has contributed to shaping policies and ethical standards surrounding healthcare practices. Battin’s research emphasizes respecting patient autonomy, improving advance care planning, and ensuring ethical guidelines guide medical and legal decisions at critical moments in healthcare. Her work aims to balance respect for individual wishes with broader societal values in complex medical and legal contexts.