No Good Deed

by Cohen, Lewis M.

• ISBN13: 9780061721779
• ISBN10: 0061721778
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-08
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks

Summary

Accomplished physician and researcher Dr. Lewis Cohen writes the untold story of two Massachusetts nurses, their struggles with end of life care, and how they were accused of murdering a patient. Captivating and powerful, No Good Deed explores what happens when decisions about end of life issues and the purpose of modern medicine move from the hospital to the courtroom to the church.

Author Biography

Lewis M. Cohen, MD, was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Rockefeller Bellagio Residency to complete this book. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Author's Note	p. xi
The Police Came Knocking	p. 1
Humpty Dumpty	p. 9
Setting the Scene	p. 19
Rosie	p. 29
The Wedding	p. 37
Turning Points for Planned Deaths	p. 53
It's a Wonderful Life	p. 63
Discontinuing Dialysis	p. 73
Understanding Olga	p. 85
The Coalition	p. 101
Serial Medical Killers	p. 119
Army of God	p. 131
Amy Goes Downtown	p. 141
More Murder Accusations	p. 151
The E-Word Around the World	p. 171
Sudden Awakening	p. 193
War on Drugs	p. 205
The Return	p. 217
A View from the Bench	p. 225
Moving On	p. 237
Acknowledgments	p. 247
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