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Death, dying, and organ transplantation : reconstructing medical ethics at the end of life /

Miller and Truog challenge fundamental doctrines of established medical ethics. They argue systematically that physicians legitimately cause the death of patients in the routine practices of withdrawing life support and vital organ donation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Franklin G.
Other Authors: Truog, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects.
Procurement of organs, tissues, etc. > Moral and ethical aspects.
Withholding Treatment > ethics
Ethics, Medical
Euthanasia, Active > ethics
Tissue and Organ Procurement > ethics
Euthanasie > Aspect moral.
Dons d'organes, de tissus, etc. > Gestion > Aspect moral.
Éthique médicale.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Miller and Truog challenge fundamental doctrines of established medical ethics. They argue systematically that physicians legitimately cause the death of patients in the routine practices of withdrawing life support and vital organ donation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 196 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199909957
0199909954
9780199918683
0199918686