Choosing who's to live : ethics and aging /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Walters, James W. (James William), 1945-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1996]
Subjects:	Health Services for the Aged > United States. Health Care Rationing. Bioethics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / James W. Walters
Pt. 1. Justification
The justification and implications of age-influenced rationing / Paul T. Menzel
Justice between the young and the old: rationing from an international perspective / Norman Daniels
Pt. 2. Applications
Is there a place for euthanasia in America's care for its elderly? / Margaret P. Battin
Caring for the disabled elderly: the economics and ethics of financing long-term care / Nancy S. Jecker
Pt. 3. Reflections
Bioethics in a disposal society: health care and the intergenerational stake / Carroll L. Estes, Susan E. Kelly, and Elizabeth A. Binney
Why now? the growing interest in limiting the lifesaving health care resources available to elderly people / John F. Kilner