Medical Responsibility: Paternalism, Informed Consent, and Euthanasia

Humana PressInc (1979)
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Abstract

As our powerful medical technology continues rapidly to develop, we seem to be confronted by fresh bioethical dilemmas at an ever increasing rate. This volume provides an introduction to modern thinking on these issues, concentrating particularly on paternalism, informed consent and euthanasia.

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Wade L. Robison
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