Advance directives--such as living wills and health care proxies--are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patients if they become unable to make their own decisions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of advance directives and clear, practical directions for writing and interpreting them.
Nancy M.P. King provides a legal, philosophical, and historical analysis of the moral and legal force of advance directives. She explains the types and models of advance directives currently in use and offers guidelines for individuals seeking to write,...
Advance directives--such as living wills and health care proxies--are documents intended to declare and preserve the health care choices of patient...
This is a handbook of ethics for a diverse audience of health care providers. Its subject is the moral and legal force of 'advance directives', which are documents intended to declare and preserve the values, choices, and preferences of patients in the event that they become unable to make decisions about their own health care. The posture of the work is one of strong support for patients' individual health care choices, and encouragement of thoughtful use of advance directives to that end. The work presents a historical and conceptual examination of the patient's role in medical decision...
This is a handbook of ethics for a diverse audience of health care providers. Its subject is the moral and legal force of 'advance directives', which ...
'Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility' explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding and discussion of the benefits and burdens of biotechnological progress.
'Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility' explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding ...
'Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility' explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding and discussion of the benefits and burdens of biotechnological progress.
'Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility' explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding ...