The Case of Terri Schiavo : Ethics, Politics, and Death in the 21st Century /

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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 coun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Goodman, Kenneth W., 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Schiavo, Terri, > 1963-2005.
Schiavo, Terri, > 1963-2005
Right to die > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > Case studies.
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects > United States > Case studies.
Medical ethics > United States > Case studies.
Coma > Patients > United States > Biography.
Bioethics.
Persistent vegetative state.
Euthanasia, Passive > ethics
Right to Die > ethics
Bioethics
Legislation as Topic
Persistent Vegetative State
Droit à la mort > Aspect moral > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Soins en phase terminale > Aspect moral > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Coma > Patients > États-Unis > Biographies.
Bioéthique.
État végétatif chronique.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Persistent vegetative state
Coma > Patients
Medical ethics
Right to die > Moral and ethical aspects
Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects
United States
Biography
Biographies
Case studies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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