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200 10$aEnd-of-life decisions in medical care $eprinciples and policies for regulating the dying process /$fStephen W. Smith$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2012.
215   $a1 online resource (xv, 350 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $aCambridge bioethics and law ;$v18
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
311   $a1-107-00538-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction -- Moral status -- The value of life -- Killing versus letting die and moral responsibility -- Autonomy and paternalism -- Beneficence, non-maleficence and harm -- Dignity -- A comprehensive ethical approach -- Introduction to Part Two -- Protection of patients -- The impact on health care practitioners -- Greater societal issues -- Slippery slope arguments -- Necessary procedural protections -- Conclusions.
330   $aThose 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.
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606   $aTerminal care$xLaw and legislation
606   $aDeath$xMoral and ethical aspects
615  0$aTerminal care$xMoral and ethical aspects.
615  0$aTerminal care$xLaw and legislation.
615  0$aDeath$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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