Life on the line : ethics, aging, ending patients' lives, and allocating vital resources
Print Book, English, ©1992
W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., ©1992
ix, 349 pages ; 22 cm
9780802806307, 0802806309
26095692
pt. 1. Living ethically:
A way of thinking
Other perspectives
An expanded view
pt. 2. Ending patient's lives:
A patient's wishes
Taking someone's life
Deciding against treatment
Important distinctions
pt. 3. Allocating vital resources:
Medical assessments and the elderly
Nonmedical exclusion of the elderly
The pursuit of social benefit
Determining who lives
Conclusion: ending lives and allocating resources