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Title The definition of death : contemporary controversies / edited by Stuart J. Youngner, Robert M. Arnold, and Renie Schapiro.

Publication Info. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  614.1 D313D    Check Shelf
Description xx, 346 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Ch. 1. Brain death in cultural context: the reconstruction of death, 1967-1981 -- Ch. 2. Clinical standards and technological confirmatory tests in diagnosing brain death -- Ch. 3. How much of the brain must be dead? -- Ch. 4. Refinements in the definition and criterion of death -- Ch. 5. On the brainstem criterion of death -- Ch. 6. The persisting perplexities in the determination of death -- Ch. 7. The bifurcated legal standard for determining death: does it work? --
Ch. 8. The conscience clause: how much individual choice in defining death can our society tolerate? --
Ch. 9. The unimportance of death -- Ch. 10. American attitudes and beliefs about brain death: the empirical literature -- Ch. 11. Fundamentals of life and death: Christian fundamentalism and medical science -- Ch. 12. The definition of death in Jewish law -- Ch. 13. Brain death, ethics, and politics in Denmark -- Ch. 14. The problem of brain death: Japanese disputes about bodies and modernity -- Ch. 15. Defining death in Germany: brain death and its discontents -- Ch.
16. Dusk, dawn, and defining death: legal classifications and biological categories --
Ch. 17. The role of the public in public policy on the definition of death -- Ch. 18. Death in a technological and pluralistic culture -- Ch. 19. Redefining death: the mirage of consensus -- Ch. 20. Where do we go from here?
Subject Death -- Proof and certification.
Brain death.
Attitude to Death.
Ethics, Medical.
Added Author Youngner, Stuart J.
Arnold, Robert M., 1957-
Schapiro, Renie.
ISBN 0801859859 alkaline paper
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