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Matters of life and death : making moral theory work in medical ethics and the law /
Philosophical debates over the fundamental principles that should guide life-and-death medical decisions usually occur at a considerable remove from the tough, real-world choices made in hospital rooms, courthouses, and legislatures. David Orentlicher seeks to change that, drawing on his extensive e...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2001]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- PART ONE: THE APPROACH OF USING GENERALLY VALID RULES
- Two The Importance of Generally Valid Rules in Implementing Moral Principle
- Three The Absence of a Moral Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide
- Four The Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide as a Generally Valid Way to Distinguish between Morally Justified and Morally Unjustified Deaths
- PART TWO: AVOIDING PERVERSE INCENTIVES
- Five The Implications for Practice of a Policy's Perverse Incentives
- Six Underlying Moral Principle Permits a Limited Legal Obligation for Pregnant Women to Accept Life-Saving Treatment for Their Fetuses
- Seven The Problems with a Legal Duty for Pregnant Women Because of Perverse Incentives
- PART THREE: THE "TRAGIC CHOICES" MODEL
- Eight Avoiding Explicit Trade-offs through Implicit Choices
- Nine Limitations of the "Futility" Concept in Medical Treatment Decisions
- Ten Futility as a Way to Make "Tragic Choices"
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index