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Life and Death Choices After
(1991)
Medical practitioners often feel obligated to use all available
procedures to sustain patients' lives. A review of case law indicates,
however, that practitioners who abate treatment that is contrary to people's
known ...
The Ethics Of
(1990-10)
Life-Sustaining Therapy: A Model for Appropriate Use
(1990-10)
The authors propose a mathematical model for deciding appropriate use
of life-sustaining care, using as an example out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary
resuscitation for chronically ill older persons. Incorporating determinations
of ...
Long Time Dying: When 'Miracle Cures' Don't Cure
(1984-08-27)
The Ethical Arguments Concerning the Artificial Ventilation of Patients With Motor Neurone Disease
(1996-12)
This paper focuses on the ethical dilemmas created by advanced
technology that would allow patients with motor neurone disease to be
sustained by artificial ventilation. The author attempts to support the
patient's right ...