A Casebook of Medical Ethics

by Terrence F. Ackerman and Carson Strong

Book Overview

Should a brain-dead woman be artificially maintained for the sake of her fetus? Does a physician have the right to administer a life-saving transfusion despite the patient's religious beliefs? Can a family request a hysterectomy for their retarded daughter? Physicians are facing moral dilemmas with increasing frequency. But how should these delicate questions be resolved and by whom? A Casebook of Medical Ethics offers a real-life view of the central...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195039173
• ISBN13: 9780195039177
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"