Rebecca S. Dresser (born 5 April 1952) is an American legal scholar and medical ethicist. Dresser earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and sociology at

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

in 1973, followed by a master's of science in education at the same institution in 1975. She then graduated from

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

in 1979. She began teaching at the

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for George Washington, the university spans 355 acres across its Danforth ...

in 1983, was appointed Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law, and granted emeritus status upon retirement. Between 1992 and 1993, Dresser returned to Harvard as faculty fellow of the Safra Center for Ethics. She was diagnosed with cancer of the head and neck in 2006.

Selected publications

*Dresser, Rebecca. " Dworkinbr>on Dementia: Elegant Theory, Questionable Policy"
''The Hastings Center Report'', Vol. 25, No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1995), pp. 32-38. * * * *

References

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