The Case of Terri Schiavo: Ethics, Politics, and Death in the 21st Century

by Kenneth Goodman

The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. While many observers had thought the right to refuse medical treatment was well established, this case split a family, divided a nation, and counfounded physicians, legislators, and many of the people they treated or represented. In renewing debates over the importance of advance directives, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195399080
• ISBN13: 9780195399080
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"