End-of-life decisions in medical care principles and policies for regulating the dying process
Those 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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2012
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| Series: | Cambridge bioethics and law
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 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