Selective Nontreatment of Handicapped Newborns
Moral Dilemmas in Neonatal Medicine
Seiten
1988
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-504881-0 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-504881-0 (ISBN)
This important and timely book addresses one of the most complex issues in biomedical ethics: whether, and under what circumstances, life-prolonging treatment may be withheld from severely handicapped infants.
Who decides, and on what basis, how to treat a child with severe birth defects? Any decisions made on such cases are painful and complex, and have far-reaching consequences for society at large. Addressing the medical, legal, and ethical aspects of the issue, Robert Weir presents the first serious survey of the major arguments regarding selective non-treatment, which have been advanced by physicians, attorneys, and the judicial system.
Who decides, and on what basis, how to treat a child with severe birth defects? Any decisions made on such cases are painful and complex, and have far-reaching consequences for society at large. Addressing the medical, legal, and ethical aspects of the issue, Robert Weir presents the first serious survey of the major arguments regarding selective non-treatment, which have been advanced by physicians, attorneys, and the judicial system.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.5.1988 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 137 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 265 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pädiatrie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-504881-4 / 0195048814 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-504881-0 / 9780195048810 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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