| The Sanctity of Social Life: Physicians Treatment of Critically Ill Patients Paperback W/New Edition Contributor(s): Crane, Diana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878556486 ISBN-13: 9780878556489 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1977 Annotation: For years, speculation has been mounting among lawyers, church leaders, social scientists, and the general public over the question of prolongation of life and the critically ill patient's "right to die." But what is the physician's attitude toward this controversial subject? Under what conditions does a doctor battle to save the life of the patient, and when does he decide to withdraw medical treatment and allow death to occur? The answers to these questions form the basis for a fascinating reexamination of the nature of death and dying, as seen from the physician's point of view. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Social Science | Death & Dying - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 174.24 |
| LCCN: 77080862 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.00 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For years, speculation has been mounting among lawyers, church leaders, social scientists, and the general public over the question of prolongation of life and the critically ill patient's "right to die." But what is the physician's attitude toward this controversial subject? Under what conditions does a doctor battle to save the life of the patient, and when does he decide to withdraw medical treatment and allow death to occur? The answers to these questions form the basis of this book, a fascinating examination of the nature of death and dying, as seen from the physician' point of view. |
