The case of Terri Schiavo [[electronic resource] ] : ethics, politics, and death in the 21st century / / edited by Kenneth W. Goodman
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| Titolo: |
The case of Terri Schiavo [[electronic resource] ] : ethics, politics, and death in the 21st century / / edited by Kenneth W. Goodman
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 179.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Right to die - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
| Terminal care - Moral and ethical aspects - United States | |
| Medical ethics - United States | |
| Coma - Patients - United States | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
GoodmanKenneth W. <1954->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Terri Schiavo and the culture wars : ethics vs. politics / Kenneth W. Goodman -- At Theresa Schiavo's bedside : a guardian's role and reflections / Jay Wolfson -- Schiavo, privacy, and the interests of law / Daniel N. Robinson -- The Schiavo maelstrom's potential impact on the law of end-of-life decision making / Kathy L. Cerminara -- The continuing assault on personal autonomy in the wake of the Schiavo case / Jon B. Eisenberg -- A common uniqueness : medical facts in the Schiavo case / Ronald E. Cranford -- Crossing the borderlands at nightfall : new issues in moral philosophy and faith at the end of life / Laurie Zoloth -- Disability rights and wrongs in the Terri Schiavo case / Lawrence J. Nelson -- Framing Terri Schiavo : gender, disability, and fetal protection / Robin N. Fiore -- Terri Schiavo and televised news : fact or fiction? / Robert M. Walker, Jay Black. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. While many observers had thought the right to refuse medical treatment was well established, this case split a family, divided a nation, and counfounded physicians, legislators, and many of the people they treated or represented. In renewing debates over the importance of advance directives, the appropriate role of artificial hydration and nutrition, and the responsibilities of family members, the case also became one of history's most exten |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The case of Terri Schiavo |
| ISBN: | 1-282-54355-5 |
| 9786612543555 | |
| 0-19-974859-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910456653803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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