Death and dying
Subtitle: end-of-life controversies
By: Sandra M. Alters
Series: Information Plus reference series; Information Plus reference series
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9781414462882; 9781414463056
Subjects: Terminal care; Euthanasia; Moral and ethical aspects; Mortality; Statistics; Death; Psychological aspects; Suicide; Prevention; Attitude to Death; Prevention & control; Soins en phase terminale; Euthanasie; Aspect moral; Mort; Aspect psychologique; Prévention
Description: Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Death through the ages : a brief overview; title: Redefining death; title: The end of life : ethical considerations; title: The end of life : medical considerations; title: Seriously ill children; title: suicide, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide; title: Advance directives; title: Courts and the end of life; title: The cost of health care; title: Older adults; title: Public opinion about life and death.