Philosophical, Medical, and Legal Controversies About Brain Death
Author: L. Syd M. Johnson Series: Elements in Bioethics and Neuroethics
A discussion of the medical, legal, philosophical, and practical foundations of brain death, and how they clash with patient rights.
This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical and medical controversies concerning brain death. It examines the implicit metaphysical and moral commitments and dualism implied by neurological criteria for death.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Summary
A discussion of the medical, legal, philosophical, and practical foundations of brain death, and how they clash with patient rights.
This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical and medical controversies concerning brain death. It examines the implicit metaphysical and moral commitments and dualism implied by neurological criteria for death.
Description
This Element considers current legal, ethical, metaphysical, and medical controversies concerning brain death. It examines the implicit metaphysical and moral commitments and dualism implied by neurological criteria for death. When these commitments and worldview are not shared by patients and surrogates, they give rise to distrust in healthcare providers and systems, and to injustice, particularly when medicolegal definitions of death are coercively imposed on those who reject them. Ethical obligations to respect persons and patient autonomy, promote patient-centered care, foster and maintain trust, and respond to the demands of justice provide compelling ethical reasons for recognizing reasonable objections. Each section illustrates how seemingly academic debates about brain death have real, on-the-ground implications for patients and their families.
Product Details
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.
