| 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 -- Terri Schiavo's public years -- The autopsy of Terri Schiavo -- The ascent of medical technology -- The law and the right to die -- The case of Nancy Cruzan -- How we die in America today -- Dying on the "Institutional glide path" -- In Terri Schiavo's shoes -- My "living will" -- Feeding tubes : the hardest question -- But I believe in the right to life! -- Special concerns of the disabled community -- Oregon V. Ashcroft/Gonzales and physician-assisted suicide -- Hospice: the hidden jewel -- Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
"Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, Unplugged chronicles the extraordinary medical advances that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, but can also make it confoundedly difficult to die. Colby discusses current laws and proposed legislation that affect our ability to make end-of-life decisions and provides insights into decisions we may face about elderly family members, including resuscitation, feeding tubes, and dementia. A portrait of the overwhelming pain that often engulfs families confronting end-of-life decisions, his book also offers tips for writing living wills and an overview of hospice care."--BOOK JACKET. |
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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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Life and death, Power over -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to Die -- ethics -- United States.
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Euthanasia, Passive -- ethics -- United States.
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Persistent Vegetative State -- United States.
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Withholding Treatment -- ethics -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0814408826 |
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9780814408827 |
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9780814401606 paperback |
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0814401600 paperback |
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