| Description |
364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. In search of a new definition of death in an era of high technology -- 2. Setting limits : high technology interventions near the end of life -- 3. The runaway abuse of high technology -- 4. The exorcism of death : cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- 5. The sour note in the "sweet death" : physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia -- 6. The exorbitant cost of dying in America -- 7. Should age, per se, be reason to limit medical interventions? -- 8. How our dying can help the living -- 9. Controlling our mortal destiny : the birth of the living will -- 10. Does the "living will" deserve to live? -- 11. The doctor-patient relationship is in need of repair -- 12. The hard choices about end-of-life medical care -- 13. Project GRACE : a physician-public partnership for good dying -- 14. Ethical dilemmas in medical management at end-of-life : case studies. |
| Subject |
Death.
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Medical ethics.
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Conduct of life.
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| ISBN |
1573929182 |
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