Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics
Subtitle: A Short Introduction
Publisher: Routledge
Published: July 25, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9780415215749
First sentence: On 28 June 1980, a child with Down's syndrome was born in Derby City Hospital.
Description: "In a world of rapid technological advances, the moral issues raised by life and death choices in healthcare remain obscure. Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics: A Short Introduction provides a concise, thoughtful and extremely accessible guide to these moral issues." "Helen Watt examines, using real-life cases, a range of choices taken by health professionals, patients and clients which lead to the shortening of life." "Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics presupposes no prior knowledge of philosophy. It will be of interest to anyone approaching healthcare ethics for the first time, or seeking to develop his or her understanding of some core topics in the field."--Jacket.