End-of-Life Decisions in Medical Care - Stephen W. Smith

End-of-Life Decisions in Medical Care

Principles and Policies for Regulating the Dying Process
Buch | Hardcover
368 Seiten
2012
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-00538-9 (ISBN)
137,15 inkl. MwSt
Decisions relating to assisted dying, euthanasia, palliative care and the withdrawal of treatment must take into account a range of issues. Stephen W. Smith outlines an ethical theory for end-of-life decisions and provides a critical examination of regulatory practices at the end of life.
Those involved in end-of-life decision making must take into account both legal and ethical issues. This book starts with a critical reflection of ethical principles including ideas such as moral status, the value of life, acts and omissions, harm, autonomy, dignity and paternalism. It then explores the practical difficulties of regulating end-of-life decisions, focusing on patients, healthcare professionals, the wider community and issues surrounding 'slippery slope' arguments. By evaluating the available empirical evidence, the author identifies preferred ways to regulate decisions and minimise abuses at the end of life, and outlines an ethical theory which can provide practical guidance for those engaged in end-of-life decisions.

Stephen W. Smith is a lecturer in law at Birmingham Law School, where he teaches bioethics, criminal law and medicine and jurisprudence.

1. Introduction; 2. Moral status; 3. The value of life; 4. Killing versus letting die and moral responsibility; 5. Autonomy and paternalism; 6. Beneficence, non-maleficence and harm; 7. Dignity; 8. A comprehensive ethical approach; 9. Introduction to Part Two; 10. Protection of patients; 11. The impact on health care practitioners; 12. Greater societal issues; 13. Slippery slope arguments; 14. Necessary procedural protections; 15. Conclusions.

Reihe/Serie Cambridge Bioethics and Law
Zusatzinfo 4 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 660 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinethik
Studium Querschnittsbereiche Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht Medizinrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-107-00538-8 / 1107005388
ISBN-13 978-1-107-00538-9 / 9781107005389
Zustand Neuware
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