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Jay Wolfson (foreword by),
Arthur L. Caplan (editor),
Dominic A. Sisti (editor) and
James J. McCartney (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Publication date
March 1, 2006
Pages
376
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781591023982
ISBN-10
159102398X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.05 lbs.
Original list price
$21.99
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Summary
Gathers medical and legal documents, opinions from various perspectives, and a timeline of events in the Terri Shiavo case to provide a resource for examining the moral and ethical issues surrounding end-of-life decisions.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: After the Nancy Cruzan case was decided by the Supreme Court in 1990, and ultimately resolved by the Courts of the State of Missouri, the decision to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging nutrition and hydration appeared to many to be as noncontroversial as decisions to refuse respirators or dialysis. Even the Catholic Church held that, although there should be a presumption in favor of providing nutrition and hydration, the patient or the patientâs surrogate could overrule this presumption, if either believed the treatment was disproportionate or burdensome.
The Schiavo case changed all that. Although the decision to remove Terri Schiavoâs nutrition and hydration was made by her husband â her legal surrogate â based on his wifeâs belief that such treatment was disproportionate, Schiavoâs immediate family protested so much that the case took years to resolve. It eventually involved all branches of government at both the state and federal levels.
The ethical dilemmas that such cases pose continue to stir great controversy. This in-depth examination of these dilemmas provides information and documentation from many perspectives. The editors have included a foreword by Dr. Jay Wolfson, Terri Schiavoâs court-appointed guardian ad litem, as well as Dr. Wolfsonâs report to Gov. Jeb Bush on the case and Gov. Bushâs reply; public statements by President George Bush and Senators David Weldon, Rick Santorum, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, and Barney Frank; statements by the pope and other representatives of the Catholic Church on this issue; plus much medical and legal background material on both precedents to the Schiavo case and its aftermath, including the results of the autopsy report.
For anyone wishing an in-depth understanding of these complex ethical issues, issues many of us will have to confront in our own families, this volume is indispensable.
The Schiavo case changed all that. Although the decision to remove Terri Schiavoâs nutrition and hydration was made by her husband â her legal surrogate â based on his wifeâs belief that such treatment was disproportionate, Schiavoâs immediate family protested so much that the case took years to resolve. It eventually involved all branches of government at both the state and federal levels.
The ethical dilemmas that such cases pose continue to stir great controversy. This in-depth examination of these dilemmas provides information and documentation from many perspectives. The editors have included a foreword by Dr. Jay Wolfson, Terri Schiavoâs court-appointed guardian ad litem, as well as Dr. Wolfsonâs report to Gov. Jeb Bush on the case and Gov. Bushâs reply; public statements by President George Bush and Senators David Weldon, Rick Santorum, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, and Barney Frank; statements by the pope and other representatives of the Catholic Church on this issue; plus much medical and legal background material on both precedents to the Schiavo case and its aftermath, including the results of the autopsy report.
For anyone wishing an in-depth understanding of these complex ethical issues, issues many of us will have to confront in our own families, this volume is indispensable.
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9781591023982 | details & prices | 376 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $21.99
About: Gathers medical and legal documents, opinions from various perspectives, and a timeline of events in the Terri Shiavo case to provide a resource for examining the moral and ethical issues surrounding end-of-life decisions.
About: Gathers medical and legal documents, opinions from various perspectives, and a timeline of events in the Terri Shiavo case to provide a resource for examining the moral and ethical issues surrounding end-of-life decisions.
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