Dying and Death in Law and Medicine: A Forensic Primer for Health and Legal Professionals
Editorial Reviews
Review
“An excellent presentation of perspectives of US case and statutory law on dying and death that examines how law, medicine, and thanatology intersect around questions created by medical technology. This book should be read by all health professionals, pastoral counselors and hospice professionals, attorneys offering services to individuals facing the end of life, and families of such individuals as well. General; advanced undergraduate through professional.”–
“This book makes a valuable contribution in presenting a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of the legal aspects of dying and death. It will go a long way toward helping health professionals understand the law and judicial system, This book is recommended for public library and health science center library collections.”–
“This is a unique and excellent book which should be of considerable value to many in the medical, health care and legal professions. Although principally for and about the dying patient, his rights and choices, it is significantly couched in technical language for the professional.”–
Book Description
While health professionals may be adequately informed about the legal aspects of many specialized areas of medicine and nursing, they may not totally understand the law applicable to cases of dying patients, or even the legal definition of death itself. In the wake of advances in medical technology, recent court decisions on the right to die, etc., there has been widespread concern about the legal and ethical issues surrounding these subjects. This book, written by a lawyer-thanatologist, brings together case and statutory law applicable to dying patients, the right to die, advance directives, brain death, and organ transplantation, thus formulating a law of dying and death.
Dying and Death in Law and Medicine: A Forensic Primer for Health and Legal Professionals
Dying and Death in Law and Medicine: A Forensic Primer for Health and Legal Professionals,Arthur S. Berger,Praeger Publishers,0275939286,Civil Procedure,General,Law,Law and legislation,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Legal status, laws, etc,Legal status, laws, etc.,Medical Ethics,Reference,Right to die,Social Law,Terminally ill,United States,Law / General
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