Defining Death: The Case for Choice
Robert M. Veatch
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Description for Defining Death: The Case for Choice
Paperback. New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This boo is suitable for professionals in medicine, law, insurance and more. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JFME; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 226.
New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This creates confusion and disagreement not only among medical, legal, and insurance professionals but also within families faced with difficult decisions concerning their loved ones. Distinguished bioethicists Robert M. Veatch and Lainie F. Ross argue that the definition of death is not a scientific question but a social one rooted in religious, philosophical, or social ... Read more
New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This creates confusion and disagreement not only among medical, legal, and insurance professionals but also within families faced with difficult decisions concerning their loved ones. Distinguished bioethicists Robert M. Veatch and Lainie F. Ross argue that the definition of death is not a scientific question but a social one rooted in religious, philosophical, or social ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781626163553
SKU
V9781626163553
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99-2
About Robert M. Veatch
Robert M. Veatch, PhD, is professor of medical ethics emeritus at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Bioethics and the Humanities. The author of fifty books, he is coauthor of Transplantation Ethics, Second Edition, with Lainie F. Ross. He serves on the United Network for Organ Sharing ... Read more
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