Ethics Of Withdrawal Of Life-Support Systems: Case Studies in Decision Making in Intensive Care - Softcover

"Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Ethics of Withdrawal of Life Support Systems is not meant as a treatise on the morality of withdrawing medical treatment. Instead, through careful analysis, replete with examples, Walton offers communications and discourse as the proper processes for this type of decision making. The book is an important contribution to the literatue of life-support withdrawal. It is highly recommended."-Probate Law Journal ..."A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians."-Journal of the American Medical Association ?...A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians.?-Journal of the American Medical Association ?Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Ethics of Withdrawal of Life Support Systems is not meant as a treatise on the morality of withdrawing medical treatment. Instead, through careful analysis, replete with examples, Walton offers communications and discourse as the proper processes for this type of decision making. The book is an important contribution to the literatue of life-support withdrawal. It is highly recommended.?-Probate Law Journal .,."A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians."-Journal of the American Medical Association

A well-organized, thoughtful, and logical discussion of a difficult ethical issue frequently encountered by clinicians. Journal of the American Medical Association Walton has made a successful attempt to write about medical concerns without ever leaving the layperson to flounder in confusion. Probate Law Journal In recent years the question of when to terminate life-extending medical treatments has become a thorny social issue. Douglas Walton has brought together a number of these case studies and analyzed the very difficult issues they raise.