Death, dying, and the biological revolution our last quest for responsibility /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veatch, Robert M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1976.
Physical Description:
ix, 323 pages ; 25 cm.
Subjects:
McDonald, Maurice.
Terminal care -- Religious aspects.
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical policy -- United States.
Death.
Contents:
  • Is death moral? an introduction
  • Defining death anew: technical and ethical problems
  • Defing death anew: policy options
  • Dying morally: choosing not to prolong dying
  • Right to refuse treatment
  • Dying morally: the formation of a workable public policy
  • She'll be happier if she never knows: the patient's right and obligation to have the truth
  • Newly dead: mortal remains or organ bank
  • Natural death and public policy.

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