Life and death in health care ethics [[electronic resource] ] : a short introduction / / Helen Watt
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| Autore: |
Watt Helen <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Life and death in health care ethics [[electronic resource] ] : a short introduction / / Helen Watt
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (106 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.24 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical ethics |
| Life and death, Power over - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Note generali: | Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Preliminaries; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Homicide moral approaches; 2 The unconscious patient; 3 The competent patient; 4 Abortion; 5 Embryo destruction; 6 Cooperation; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In a world of rapid technological advances, the moral issues raised by life and death choices in healthcare remain obscure. Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics provides a concise, thoughtful and extremely accessible guide to these moral issues.Helen Watt examines, using real-life cases, the range of choices taken by healthcare professionals, patients and clients which lead to the shortening of life. The topics looked at include:* euthanasia and withdrawal of treatment* the persistent vegetative state* abortion* IVF and cloning* life-saving treatment of pregnant |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Life and death in health care ethics |
| ISBN: | 1-282-32003-3 |
| 0-203-13597-0 | |
| 9786612320033 | |
| 1-134-60792-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784581803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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