TY - BOOK
T1 - Aging
T2 - decisions at the end of life
A2 - Weisstub, David N.
A2 - Thomasma, David C.
A2 - Gauthier, Serge
A2 - Tomossy, George F.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Some of the most poignant issues in human relations arise from decisions that are taken at the end of life. At these moments, decision-makers are faced with questions that test the limits of social and familial obligation. Responding to these issues challenges not only the moral integrity of individual and public value systems, but also the legitimacy of legal structures and underlying institutional supports. Decisions at the End of Life is the last volume in a trilogy on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.
AB - Some of the most poignant issues in human relations arise from decisions that are taken at the end of life. At these moments, decision-makers are faced with questions that test the limits of social and familial obligation. Responding to these issues challenges not only the moral integrity of individual and public value systems, but also the legitimacy of legal structures and underlying institutional supports. Decisions at the End of Life is the last volume in a trilogy on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines examine some of the most emotive topics in the study of aging: assessing quality of life, improving end-of-life care, palliative care, euthanasia, and consent to research.
KW - Aging--Psychological aspects
KW - Aging--Social aspects
KW - Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects
KW - Terminal care--Social aspects
KW - Medical ethics
M3 - Edited Book/Anthology
SN - 1402001827
T3 - International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine
BT - Aging
PB - Kluwer
CY - Dordrecht ; Boston
ER -