Life on the line : ethics, aging, ending patients' lives, and allocating vital resources / John F. Kilner.
By: Kilner, John Frederic.
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BookPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., c1992Description: ix, 349 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0802806309 (pbk.); 9780802806307 (pbk.).Subject(s): Christian ethics | Medical ethics | Euthanasia | Health care rationingDDC classification: 174/.24 Also issued online.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Living ethically: -- A way of thinking -- Other perspectives -- An expanded view -- pt. 2. Ending patient's lives: -- A patient's wishes -- Taking someone's life -- Deciding against treatment -- Important distinctions -- pt. 3. Allocating vital resources: -- Medical assessments and the elderly -- Nonmedical exclusion of the elderly -- The pursuit of social benefit -- Determining who lives -- Conclusion: ending lives and allocating resources.
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| Knox | Hewitson Library, Presbyterian Research Centre | Main | PNH Kil (Browse shelf) | Available | N606621 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-339) and index.
Pt. 1. Living ethically: -- A way of thinking -- Other perspectives -- An expanded view -- pt. 2. Ending patient's lives: -- A patient's wishes -- Taking someone's life -- Deciding against treatment -- Important distinctions -- pt. 3. Allocating vital resources: -- Medical assessments and the elderly -- Nonmedical exclusion of the elderly -- The pursuit of social benefit -- Determining who lives -- Conclusion: ending lives and allocating resources.
Also issued online.
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