Six Lives in Jerusalem
Randy Linda Sturman
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Description for Six Lives in Jerusalem
Paperback. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM; LNTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 8. Weight in Grams: 260.
whether the patient is suffering? Should the ability to think and reason be considered as the most important factor? For instance, should a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who is mentally alert yet unable to move from the neck down be allowed to refuse medical treatment; and, if so, at what point in her treatment should one consider her life no longer worth living? Is there a difference between not inserting a respirator into a patient who is unable to breathe and not inserting a feeding tube into a patient who is unable to eat? In other words, where ... Read more
whether the patient is suffering? Should the ability to think and reason be considered as the most important factor? For instance, should a patient with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who is mentally alert yet unable to move from the neck down be allowed to refuse medical treatment; and, if so, at what point in her treatment should one consider her life no longer worth living? Is there a difference between not inserting a respirator into a patient who is unable to breathe and not inserting a feeding tube into a patient who is unable to eat? In other words, where ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
143
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401037778
SKU
V9789401037778
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