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End-of-life decisions in medical care principles and policies for regulating the dying process
Author
Title
End-of-life decisions in medical care [electronic resource] : principles and policies for regulating the dying process / Stephen W. Smith.
ISBN
9781139233606
1139233602
9781139232067
1139232061
9780511793929
0511793928
9781107005389
1107005388
9781139230612
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource.
Summary
"Those involved in end-of-life decision making must take into account both legal and ethical issues. This book starts with a critical reflection of ethical principles including ideas such as moral status, the value of life, acts and omissions, harm, autonomy, dignity and paternalism. It then explores the practical difficulties of regulating end-of-life decisions, focusing on patients, healthcare professionals, the wider community and issues surrounding 'slippery slope' arguments. By evaluating the available empirical evidence, the author identifies preferred ways to regulate decisions and minimise abuses at the end of life, and outlines an ethical theory which can provide practical guidance for those engaged in end-of-life decisions"--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Print version: Smith, Stephen W., 1973- End-of-life decisions in medical care. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2013
Series
Cambridge bioethics and law.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction
Moral status
The value of life
Killing versus letting die and moral responsibility
Autonomy and paternalism
Beneficence, non-maleficence and harm
Dignity
A comprehensive ethical approach
Introduction to Part Two
Protection of patients
The impact on health care practitioners
Greater societal issues
Slippery slope arguments
Necessary procedural protections
Conclusions.
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