A Good Death?
eBook - ePub

A Good Death?

Law and Ethics in Practice

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Good Death?

Law and Ethics in Practice

About this book

This interdisciplinary collection presents valuable discourse and reflection on the nature of a good death. Bringing together a leading judge and other legal scholars, philosophers, social scientists, practitioners and parents who present varying accounts of a good death, the chapters draw from personal experience as well as policy, practice and academic analysis. Covering themes such as patients' rights to determine their own good death, considering their best interests when communication becomes difficult and the role and responsibilities of health professionals, the book outlines how ethical healthcare might be achieved when dealing with assisted suicide by organizations and how end of life services in general might be improved. It will be of interest to students and academics working the area of medical law and ethics as well as health professionals and policy-makers.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781409420897
eBook ISBN
9781317188100
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Notes on Contributors
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 The Right to Demand Treatment or Death
  11. 3 Redefining Death?
  12. 4 Defining Personhood to Death
  13. 5 Suicide Centres: A Reasonable Requirement or a Step Too Far?
  14. 6 Health Economics: Decisions and Choices at the End of Life
  15. 7 The ‘Good Death’, Palliative Care and End of Life Ethics
  16. 8 Children, Law and a Good Death
  17. 9 Practical Realities of Decision-making Relating to End of Life Care
  18. 10 The Story of Isabel
  19. Index