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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452584503321

Titolo

A good death? : law and ethics in practice / / edited by Lynn Hagger [and] Simon Woods

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-56474-2

1-317-18810-1

1-283-85960-2

1-4094-2090-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaggerLynn

WoodsSimon <1961->

Disciplina

344.4104/197

Soggetti

Terminal care - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Palliative treatment - Great Britain

Terminal care - Moral and ethical aspects

Medical ethics - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Right to Demand Treatment or Death; 3 Redefining Death?; 4 Defining Personhood to Death; 5 Suicide Centres: A Reasonable Requirement or a Step Too Far?; 6 Health Economics: Decisions and Choices at the End of Life; 7 The 'Good Death', Palliative Care and End of Life Ethics; 8 Children, Law and a Good Death; 9 Practical Realities of Decision-making Relating to End of Life Care; 10 The Story of Isabel; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume presents an interdisciplinary perspective on end-of-life matters, covering themes such as patients' rights to determine their own good death, considering their best interests when communication becomes difficult and the role and responsibilities of health professionals, the book outlines how ethical healthcare might be achieved when dealing with assisted suicide by organizations and how



end of life services in general might be improved. It will be of interest to students and academics working the area of medical law and ethics as well as health professionals and policy-makers.