TY - BOOK AU - Kilner,John Frederic TI - Life on the line: ethics, aging, ending patients' lives, and allocating vital resources SN - 0802806309 (pbk.) AV - R725.56 .K55 1992 U1 - 174/.24 20 PY - 1992/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. KW - Christian ethics KW - Medical ethics KW - Euthanasia KW - Health care rationing N1 - 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 ER -