The case of Terri Schiavo: ethics at the end of life

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Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books (2006)
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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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R726.C357 2006

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Diagnosing the permanent vegetative state.Ronald Cranford
Permanent loss of consciousness : expert opinion and community standards.Fred Plum
The Wendland case, withdrawing life support from incompetent patients who are not terminally ill.Bernard Lo [
The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube : medical and ethical issues in placement.Floyd Angus & Robert Burakoff
The preservation of life.Charles J. McFadden

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Arthur L. Caplan
New York University
James J. McCartney
Villanova University
Dominic Sisti
University of Pennsylvania

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