Title: The case of Terri Schiavo
Description: "The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. While many observers had thought the right to refuse medical treatment was well established, this case split a family, divided a nation, and counfounded physicians, legislators, and many of the people they treated or represented. In renewing debates over the importance of advance directives, the appropriate role of artificial hydration and nutrition, and the responsibilities of family members, the case also became one of history's most extensively litigated health care disputes. The Case of Terri Schiavo assembles a team of first-hand participants and content experts to provide thoughtful and nuanced analyses. In addition to a comprehensive overview, the book includes contributions by Ms. Schiavo's guardian ad litem, a neurologist and lawyer who participated in the case, and scholars who examine issues related to litigation, faith, gender, and disability. The volume also includes a powerful dissent from the views of many scholars in the bioethics community. The book is intended for students, health care professionals, policy makers, and other in search of carefully reasoned analyses of the case that will shape our view of death and end-of-life medical care for decades."--Jacket.
Subjects: Passive Euthanasia, Right to die, Bioethics, Persistent Vegetative State, Terminal care, Patients, Case studies, Coma, Medical ethics, Ethics, Legislation as Topic, Biography, PHILOSOPHY, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Moral and ethical aspects, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer
Places: United States
People: Terri Schiavo (1963-2005)