Freedom to Die: Moral and Legal Aspects of EuthanasiaHuman Sciences Press, 1975 - 352 sider |
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Side 26
... present definitions of death , current medical practices in the care of the dying patient , professional and legislative codes per- taining to death , and present philosophical and theological understandings of the meaning of death . It ...
... present definitions of death , current medical practices in the care of the dying patient , professional and legislative codes per- taining to death , and present philosophical and theological understandings of the meaning of death . It ...
Side 254
... Present American laws designate any intentional shortening of another person's life as murder , regardless of motive . Humanitarian aims , consent of the victim , and the victim's hopeless condition are all irrelevant in the eyes of the ...
... Present American laws designate any intentional shortening of another person's life as murder , regardless of motive . Humanitarian aims , consent of the victim , and the victim's hopeless condition are all irrelevant in the eyes of the ...
Side 269
... present no legal immunity for a doctor who causes death by failure to prolong life as long as possi- ble , many physicians continue treatment long after it is obviously useless to do so rather than risk a charge of malpractice or ...
... present no legal immunity for a doctor who causes death by failure to prolong life as long as possi- ble , many physicians continue treatment long after it is obviously useless to do so rather than risk a charge of malpractice or ...
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Foreword by Helen B Taussig M D 7 69 | 9 |
Changing Attitudes and the Need for | 35 |
HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THOUGHT | 51 |
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