Critically Impaired Infants and End of Life Decision Making, 9781138704770
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Critically Impaired Infants and End of Life Decision Making

resource allocation and difficult decisions

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    222 pages

  • Release Date

    7 February 2017

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Summary

Decisions to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment are contentious, and offer difficult moral dilemmas to both medical practitioners and the judiciary. This issue is exacerbated when the patient is unable to exercise autonomy and is entirely dependent on the will of others.

This book focuses on the legal and ethical complexities surrounding end of life decisions for critically impaired and extremely premature infants. Neera Bhatia explores decisions to withdraw or withhold …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781138704770
ISBN-10:1138704776
Series:Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
Author:Neera Bhatia
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:222
Release Date:7 February 2017
Weight:362g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
About The Author

Neera Bhatia

Neera Bhatia is a Lecturer at the Deakin University School of Law, Australia

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