The Case of Terri Schiavo - Ethics, Politics, and Death in the 21st Century

Zusatztext This book does a thorough job of illuminating various parts of the case by experts close to it, effectively dispelling the rumours and media hoopla and helping readers to come away with a new perspective on the crucial events. Informationen zum Autor Kenneth W. Goodman Professor and Director, Bioethics Program, Co-Director, Ethics Progran, University of Miami Klappentext The case of Terri Schiavo is a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. This volume assembles a team of first-hand participants and content experts. It is intended for students, health care professionals, policy makers and others in search of carefully reasoned analyses of the case that will shape end-of-life care for decades. Zusammenfassung The case of Terri Schiavo is a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. This volume assembles a team of first-hand participants and content experts. It is intended for students, health care professionals, policy makers and others in search of carefully reasoned analyses of the case that will shape end-of-life care for decades. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Contributors 1: Terri Schiavo and the Culture Wars: Ethics vs. Politics, Kenneth W. Goodman 2: At Theresa Schiavo's Bedside: A Guardian's Role and Reflections, Jay Wolfson 3: Schiavo, Privacy, and the Interest of Law, Daniel N. Robinson 4: The Schiavo Maelstrom's Potential Impact on the Law of End-of-Life Decision-Making, Kathy L. Cerminara 5: The Continuing Assault on Personal Autonomy in the Wake of the Schiavo Case, Jon B. Eisenberg 6: A Common Uniqueness: Medical Facts in the Schiavo Case, Ronald E. Cranford 7: Crossing the Borderlands at Nightfall: New Issues in Moral Philosophy and Faith at the End of Life, Laurie Zoloth 8: Disability Rights and Wrongs in the Terri Schiavo Case, Lawrence J. Nelson 9: Framing Terri Schiavo: Gender, Disability, and Fetal Protection, Robin N. Fiore 10: Terri Schiavo and Televised News: Fact or Fiction?, Robert M. Walker and Jay Black Appendix: Timeline of Key Events in the Case of Theresa Marie Schiavo Index ...

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• Authors: Kenneth (EDT) Goodman
• Assisted by: Kenneth Goodman (Editor), Kenneth (Professor Goodman (Editor), Kenneth W Goodman (Editor), Kenneth W. Goodman (Editor), Goodman Kenneth (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2009
• EAN: 9780195399080
• ISBN: 978-0-19-539908-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; MEDICAL / Ethics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / Right to Die, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Palliative Medicine, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, MEDICAL / Pain Management, Ethical issues: euthanasia and right to die, Ethical Issues: Euthanasia & Right To Die