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Zusatztext "Richard Huxtable's splendid book demonstrates why such conversations are crucial [...] Its structure is logical and easily comprehensible! and the writing always lucid and accessible. [...] He knows the literature! but this is no treatise from an ivory tower. He has also paced the wards and is invigoratingly practical." Charles Foster! University of Oxford"Richard Huxtable's recent book on withdrawing treatment (Law! Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life: To Treat or Not to Treat?) provides a perfect companion to his 2007 book on euthanasia (Euthanasia! Ethics and the Law: From Conflict to Compromise). Together the two books present a thoughtful and clear exposition of the middle ground in the ethical and legal debate surrounding end of life decision-making. Specifically! Huxtable argues for compromise. This leads him to defend 'the ethical compromise the law seeks to achieve between multiple values'! while also arguing for some significant changes to facilitate the search for compromise! including the creation of a new offence of mercy killing (in the 2007 book)! and an enhanced role for clinical ethics committees (in the 2013 book)." - Elizabeth Wicks! European Journal of Health Law 22 (2015) 309-314 Informationen zum Autor Richard Huxtable is Reader in Medical Ethics & Law and Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol. His many publications include Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law: From Conflict to Compromise (Routledge-Cavendish, 2007) and (with Dickenson & Parker) The Cambridge Medical Ethics Workbook (CUP, 2nd edn, 2010). A longstanding contributor to clinical ethics support, Richard is also a Trustee of the National Council for Palliative Care and chair of its Ethics Forum. Klappentext This book will focus upon decisions to withhold or withdraw life-supporting treatment from incompetent patients. The book offers a critical examination of the latest developments with a view to developing a new framework for resolving disputes in the clinic that is not only theoretically robust but also practically relevant Zusammenfassung This book will focus upon decisions to withhold or withdraw life-supporting treatment from incompetent patients. The book offers a critical examination of the latest developments with a view to developing a new framework for resolving disputes in the clinic that is not only theoretically robust but also practically relevant Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Judging Law and Ethics at the Limits of Life 2. Law at the Limits of Life: Children, Welfare and Best Interests 3. Law at the Limits of Life: Adults, Incapacity and Precedent Autonomy 4. The Limits of Law at the Limits of Life: To Treat or Not to Treat? 5. Calculating the Value of Life at the Limits of Life 6. A Case for Compromise at the Limits of Life 7. Crafting Compromise: Courts or Clinical Ethics Committees? 8. Committees, Courts and Compromise at the Limits of Life ...
