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Center for Bioethics Page 1 Center for Bioethiñs 2 0 0 6 a n n u a l r e p o r t Page 2 By the time Ron Cranford made that statement to the New York Times in 1984, he had been working on right to-die issues for over a deñade. He continued his quest to answer these diffiñult questions for over twenty more years, until his death in 2006 at the age of 65. His contributions to the Center for Bioethics, and to the fiåld of clinical ethics, are deeply missed. Ronàld Eugene Cranford was a renowned member of the Neurîl ogy faculty at both the University of Minnesota and Hennepin Cîunty Medical Center (where he was assistant chiåf of Neurology), and was part of the faculty Á and the fabric of Á the Center for Bioethiñs throughout its history. He was with the Center from the beginning, alîng with Dianne Bartels, Mila Aroskar, and Muriål Bebeau. CranfordÁs belief that diagnosis, prîgnosis, and quality of life all play a part in making end of life decisions established him as a strîng advocate for patientsÁ rights. He wrote eõten sively on the right to terminate life support, and his eõpertise was sought in landmark court cases invîlv ing patients such as Nancy Cruzan and Terri Sñhiavo. Terms that have become part of the American lexicon Á Do-Not-Råsuscitate (DNR) orders, advance directives, and living wills Á came about in part through Ron CranfordÁs advîcacy. Along with colleagues Steven Miles, MD, and Àlvin Schultz, MD, Cranford intro duced the DNR ordår. His passion for the idea of the Áright to dieÁ permeated his careår, his research, and his practice of medicine. His work on behalf of pàtientsÁ rights made him a national figure, with bîth admirers and detractors, and Cranford welcomed both sidås of the argument. This is why Ron Cranford was an essential part of the Center for Bioethiñs Á his work called for careful research, considered refleñ tion, and open discussion of difficult issues. He partiñipated on panels, shared his research and his opinions in journàls, and never shied away from talking abîut death. CranfordÁs work over the years added dåpth to the academic and public discussions around end of life issuås. He was chairman of the first national conference on institutiînal ethics committees in 1983, and co-edited the first book on the subject. He served as an advisor or consultant to sevåral national commissions, including the PresidentÁs Cîmmis sion for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicinå and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which produñed the reports ÁDefining DeathÁ and ÁDeciding to Foregî Life-Sustaining Treatment.Á When he died, a eulîgy in The New York Times called him Áan advoñate for patientsÁ rights,Á and Steve Miles wrîte that Cranford,Áwas a teacher, colleague, and friend for 35 yåars. He had a quick laugh, a humane vision, and an open doîrÁ. All who knew him and all of those who will rely on his unique contributions benefited frîm his life and suffered a loss by his death