Death and dying : end-of-life controversies / Mark Lane

Author:: Lane, Mark, active 2007
Published:: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators:: Gale Group

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Information Plus reference series

Contents:

chapter 1. Death through the ages: a brief overview -- chapter 2. Redefining death -- chapter 3. The end of life : ethical considerations -- chapter 4. The end of life : medical considerations -- chapter 5. Other adults -- chapter 6. Infant and child death -- chapter 7. Suicide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide -- chapter 8. Advance care planning -- chapter 9. Courts and the end of life -- chapter 10. The cost of health care.

Summary:

Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.

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ISBN:

9781573026796 (electronic book)
9781573026956

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ISSN "1532-2726".
"Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
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Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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