Palliative Care

Harold Y. Vanderpool is Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Medicine in The Institute for the Medical Humanities at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, USA. His career includes teaching courses on medical ethics, death and dying, and suffering; articles and book chapters on terminal care, and national and international lectures. He lives in Cedar Park, Texas, USA.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

1: From Proclamation to Recognition: 1605–1772

2: Minute Details and Codified Conduct: 1789–1825

3: That Science Called Euthanasia: 1826–1854

4: Polarities Between Attention and Disregard: 1859–1894

5: Challenging the Overreach of Modern Medicine: 1895–1935

6: Never Say Die Versus Care for the Dying: 1935–1959

7: Times of Momentous Transition: 1960–1981

8: Progress, Threatening Seas, and Endurance: 1982–1999

9: Choices: 2000 to the Present

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index