A Matter of Life and Death -
breaking the deadlock

What does 'freedom' mean - and what is the role of government - when people face life and death choices As with many other complex issues, Americans are divided in their views regarding the limits of personal autonomy. In this hour long special, moderator Aaron Tang and a panel of experts with very different views, take on a hypothetical scenario that raises questions about reproductive rights, as well as our right to die at a time of our choosing. Breaking the Deadlock: A Matter of Life and Death, encourages dialogue, and the possibility of common ground.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 103

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About Breaking The Deadlock:

Americans seem to have forgotten how to have a public dialog about challenging topics without it devolving into acrimony and shouting, without it defaulting into a simple "yes" versus "no," right versus wrong framework.

A Deadlock.

But research shows that audiences are exhausted by the win-lose model.

They want discussions that work toward common ground in finding real world solutions.

Deadlock, offers an alternative to that.

This is a panel show featuring a talented moderator and 10 to 12 smart, thoughtful panelists with a wide variety of backgrounds and points of view.

But in this program, there are no ad hominem attacks, no 'point-scoring', no posturing.

Here the focus is on constructive conversation.

In Deadlock, our moderator, Aaron Tang, Professor of Law at the University of California, Davis, will present the panel with a hypothetical scenario based on real life situations to pull participants and the audience into interesting, substantive, challenging, and humanizing conversations about key issues facing us as Americans.