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9780195045284

Abating Treatment With Critically Ill Patients Ethical and Legal Limits to the Medical Prolongation of Life

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195045284

  • ISBN10:

    0195045289

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1989-09-14
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the wide range of issues surrounding "passive euthanasia" and "allow-to-die" decisions. The author develops a comprehensive conceptual model that is highly useful for assessing and dealing with real-life situations. He presents an informative historical overview, an evaluation of the clinical settings in which treatment abatement takes place, and an insightful discussion of relevant legal aspects. The result is a clearly articulated ethical analysis that is medically realistic, philosophically sound, and legally viable.

Author Biography


Robert F. Weir holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is currently Director, Program in Biomedical Ethics in the College of Medicine, University of Iowa. He is also the author of Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns (Oxford University Press, 1984) and the editor of Ethical Issues in Death and Dying (1977, 1986) and Death in Literature (1980).

Table of Contents

From Death Observed to Death Forestalled: Changes in Perspective Toward Life-Threatening Illness
Clinical Settings for Treatment Abatement Decisions
Autonomous Patients and the Legal Right to Refuse Life-Sustaining Treatment
Abating Treatment on the Behalf of Nonautonomous Patients
Planning for the Possibility of Treatment Abatement
Options Among Ethicists
Treatment Abatement and Other End-of-Life Issues
The Ethical Context for Treatment Abatement
Substantive Matters, Procedural Problems, and Recommended Policies
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