Abating Treatment with Critically Ill Patients: Ethical and Legal Limits to the Medical Prolongation of Life

by Robert F. Weir

This book offers an in-depth analysis of the wide range of issues surrounding "passive euthanasia" and "allow-to-die" decisions. The author develops a comprehensive conceptual model that is highly useful for assessing and dealing with real-life situations. He presents an informative historical overview, an evaluation of the clinical settings in which treatment abatement takes place, and an insightful discussion of relevant legal aspects. The result...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195045289
• ISBN13: 9780195045284
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 1.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"