| Description |
xv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Terri Schiavo's private years, public years, and autopsy -- The ascent of medical technology -- The law and the right to die -- The case of Nancy Cruzan -- How we die in America today -- Institutional glide path -- Living will -- Feeding tubes -- Right to life -- Concerns of the disabled -- Oregon V. Ashcroft/Gonzales and physician-assisted suicide -- Hospice: the hidden jewel -- Where do we go from here? |
| Subject |
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Right to die -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to die -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Life and death, Power over -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Life and death, Power over -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Life and death, Power over. |
| ISBN |
0814408826 |
| Standard No. |
9780814408827 |
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