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Based on author’s thesis (doctoral - Deakin University, School of Law (Australia), 2014), under the title: Medico-legal decision making for incapacitated neonates.
Critically Impaired Infants and End of Life Decision Making
resource allocation and difficult decisions
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222 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2015
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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: | 9781138828483 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1138828483 |
| Series: | Biomedical Law and Ethics Library |
| Author: | Neera Bhatia |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 222 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2015 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Neera Bhatia
Neera Bhatia is a Lecturer at the Deakin University School of Law, Australia
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