This series of studies on law, ethics and medicine contributes to the debate on when and how it is permissable to terminate life, to warn of death, and to deal with tragedy in its aftermath. The essays are wide-ranging, provocative and timely.
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Robert Lee, Derek Morgan
This unique collection focuses on the legal and ethical issues surrounding the medico-legal management of death. Each chapter throws up new and unusual problems in this area, highlighting the tension between personal autonomy and medical responsibility. The book thus charts a way through the moral minefield.
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Paperback. Condición: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Nº de ref. del artículo: G0415140269I3N00
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Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780415140263. Nº de ref. del artículo: 8763771
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Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9780415140263. Nº de ref. del artículo: 8763772
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paperback. Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1834761
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Librería: MW Books, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
1st paperback edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 308 pp. Contents; Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Against the definition of brainstem death; 2 'Who wants to live forever?'; 3 Power over death: the final sting; 4 Corpses, recycling and therapeutic purposes; 5 Medical futility: CPR; 6 ICU Triage: the ethics of scarcity, the ideal of impartiality and the inadvertent endorsement of evil; 7 From vision to system: the maturing of the hospice movement; 8 Animal rights and wrongs: medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals; 9 Tailoring multiparity: the dilemmas surrounding death by selective reduction of pregnancy10 Disasters: the role of institutional responses in shaping public perceptions of death; 11 Relatively late payments: damages beyond death and bereavement; 12 Risking death by dangerous sexual behaviour and the criminal law; 13 Deathly silence: doctors' duty to disclose dangers of death; Index. Subjects; Right to die Law and legislation Great Britain. Life and death, Power over Moral and ethical aspects. Medical ethics. Attitude to Death. Terminal Care legislation & jurisprudence. Rationing. Philosophy. 3 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 384775
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Librería: Diplomatist Books, Norwich, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: As New. pb, 308pp. Ownership signature. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1610023
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Librería: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
1st paperback edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 308 pp. Contents; Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Against the definition of brainstem death; 2 'Who wants to live forever?'; 3 Power over death: the final sting; 4 Corpses, recycling and therapeutic purposes; 5 Medical futility: CPR; 6 ICU Triage: the ethics of scarcity, the ideal of impartiality and the inadvertent endorsement of evil; 7 From vision to system: the maturing of the hospice movement; 8 Animal rights and wrongs: medical ethics and the killing of non-human animals; 9 Tailoring multiparity: the dilemmas surrounding death by selective reduction of pregnancy10 Disasters: the role of institutional responses in shaping public perceptions of death; 11 Relatively late payments: damages beyond death and bereavement; 12 Risking death by dangerous sexual behaviour and the criminal law; 13 Deathly silence: doctors' duty to disclose dangers of death; Index. Subjects; Right to die Law and legislation Great Britain. Life and death, Power over Moral and ethical aspects. Medical ethics. Attitude to Death. Terminal Care legislation & jurisprudence. Rationing. Philosophy. 1 Kg. Nº de ref. del artículo: 384775
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Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2050536
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Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. Death Rites: Law and Ethics at the End of Life. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: BBS-9780415140263
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