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Defining Death

- The Case for Choice
Af: Robert M. Veatch, Lainie F. Ross Engelsk Paperback

Defining Death

- The Case for Choice
Af: Robert M. Veatch, Lainie F. Ross Engelsk Paperback
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For most of human history there was little question about whether someone was dead or alive--a heartbeat or a pulse, or a foggy mirror under the nostrils, provided sufficient evidence. But in the mid-20th century, with new technologies and medical interventions that prolonged the dying process, the questions around the precise moment of death became much more complicated. Today the global medical community recognizes three general definitions of death: whole-brain, circulatory or somatic, and higher-brain. But even in the United States alone no single concept of death has the support of the majority of its citizens. Despite attempts to create and establish a uniform definition of death, physicians and policymakers continue to disagree on criteria and standards--resulting in confusion and acrimony in medicine, law, and insurance, not to mention families gathered around the bedside of a dying loved one. In this brief introduction Veatch and Ross lay out the history of this contentious issue and describe the three major definitions of death in detail. They contend that choosing a particular definition of death reflects an individual's basic religious and philosophical beliefs about what is essential to human existence. So while they propose higher-brain death as a default policy, they argue for some degree of personal choice. 

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For most of human history there was little question about whether someone was dead or alive--a heartbeat or a pulse, or a foggy mirror under the nostrils, provided sufficient evidence. But in the mid-20th century, with new technologies and medical interventions that prolonged the dying process, the questions around the precise moment of death became much more complicated. Today the global medical community recognizes three general definitions of death: whole-brain, circulatory or somatic, and higher-brain. But even in the United States alone no single concept of death has the support of the majority of its citizens. Despite attempts to create and establish a uniform definition of death, physicians and policymakers continue to disagree on criteria and standards--resulting in confusion and acrimony in medicine, law, and insurance, not to mention families gathered around the bedside of a dying loved one. In this brief introduction Veatch and Ross lay out the history of this contentious issue and describe the three major definitions of death in detail. They contend that choosing a particular definition of death reflects an individual's basic religious and philosophical beliefs about what is essential to human existence. So while they propose higher-brain death as a default policy, they argue for some degree of personal choice. 

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 168
ISBN-13: 9781626163553
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1626163553
Kategori: Medicinsk etik og lægeetik
Udg. Dato: 3 nov 2016
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 216mm
Højde: 139mm
Forlag: Georgetown University Press
Oplagsdato: 3 nov 2016
Forfatter(e): Robert M. Veatch, Lainie F. Ross
Forfatter(e) Robert M. Veatch, Lainie F. Ross

Kategori Medicinsk etik og lægeetik

ISBN-13 9781626163553

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 168

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 216mm

Højde 139mm

Udg. Dato 3 nov 2016

Oplagsdato 3 nov 2016

Forlag Georgetown University Press

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