Tough decisions : cases in medical ethics
Using true-to-life scenarios, this book casts the reader as decision maker in a series of medical situations. Assuming that the reader wants to do the right thing, but is unsure of the true consequences of his or her decision, the book depicts the ethical dilemmas involved in medicine.
Print Book, English, 2001
Oxford University Press, New York, 2001
Case studies
xix, 223 pages
9780195090413, 9780195090420, 0195090411, 019509042X
1000685847
Preface; A Note to the Reader; PART I DEATH AND DYING; 1. Maggie; 2. Jill; 3. Ed Martinez; PART II ADULTHOOD; 4. Leon; 5. Ms. Williams; 6. Wanda; 7. The Maxistop project; PART III CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE; 8. Joey, Jesica, Tom, and Marti; 9. Marti Revisited; 10. Tom Revisited; 11. Billy; 12. The Castelli Baby; 13. Christie; PART IV CONCEPTION AND GESTATION; 14. The Harrisons' Plans; 15. The Smyth Saga; 16. The Perfect Rexford; PART V HEALTH CARE REFORM AND ETHICAL THEORY; 17. Affordable Health Care; 18. Ethical Theory and Medical Ethics; 19. Making Moral Decisions: A Process Approach