No. of Recommendations: 6
In light of Harvard president Gay resigning after examples of her plagiarizing phrases others have brought forward an example of the plagiarism of several passages from the tenth chapter of “The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia” by Neil Gorsuch which read nearly verbatim to a 1984 article in the Indiana Law Journal, "The Legislative Response to Infant Doe" by Abigail Lawlis Kuzma.
For example, Gorsuch wrote:
Down’s syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that involves both a certain amount of physical deformity and some degree of mental retardation.49 Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula means that the esophageal passage from the mouth to the stomach ends in a pouch, with an abnormal connection between the trachea and the esophagus. As a result, food and drink pass to the lungs instead of the stomach, eventually resulting in suffocation unless surgery is performed to correct the malformation.50 Surgery to correct esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula is routinely performed with success, but the parents of Baby Doe refused to consent to the surgery.Here is the original, written by Kuzma:
Down's syndrome or "Mongolism" is an incurable chromosomal disorder that involves a certain amount of physical deformity and an unpredictable degree of mental retardation.14 Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula indicates that the esophageal passage from the mouth to the stomach ends in a pouch, with an abnormal connection between the trachea and the esophagus such that substances taken orally pass to the lungs instead of the stomach, eventually resulting in suffocation unless surgery is performed to correct the malformation.15 Corrective surgery to correct esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula is routinely performed with success,16 but the Bloomington Hospital is not equipped to handle the operation.17 However, the parents of Infant Doe refused to transfer their baby to Riley Hospital, a referral hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, for corrective surgery.18So Gay was accused of plagiarizing sentences and phrases while Gorsuch copied long passages (more of which you'll find at the link below).
So, should Gorsuch resign?
Just askin'.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/gorsuch-wri... 