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You live! You die! Who decides? : a textbook of life and death

Print Book, English, 2007, ©2006
AuthorHouse, Bloomington, IN, 2007, ©2006
Classification
xxii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781425975715, 9781425975722, 1425975712, 1425975720
191673476
PART ONE. History, euthanasia and humanism:
Ch. 1. Terri Schiavo's death as manslaughter
Ch. 2. The grey areas of life
Ch. 3. History, code of ethics, research
Ch. 4. Euthanasia and the desire for death
Ch. 5. Euthanasia in the Netherlands
Ch. 6. Death and the Bible
Ch. 7. Death and the desire for death in the Bible
Ch. 8. Humanism
PART TWO. Science and legality:
Ch. 9. Brain death
Ch. 10. Persistent vegetative state
Ch. 11. The Florida laws: PVS
Ch. 12. Living wills (terminal care)
Ch. 13. Ethics committee
PART THREE. Examination of the unconscious patient physiological functions to know:
Ch. 14. Classification of head injuries (Miller)
Ch. 15. Immediate support of the unconscious patient (Miller)
Ch. 16. Conclusion: Can you do it?
PART FOUR. Three things needed for action
Epilogue