| Description |
204 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Note |
A separate work in this series with the same title was edited by Mary E. Williams and published in 2001. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Do the terminally ill receive quality end-of-life care? -- Americans are increasingly well informed about how to obtain quality end-of-life care / Lisa Miller -- Americans are ill informed about how to obtain quality end-of-life care / Last Acts -- Advance directives are improving end-of-life care / Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter -- Advance directives do not always improve end-of-life care / Valerie Reitman -- Hospice care is benefiting the terminally ill / pt. I. Jack D. Gordon ; pt. II. Stephen Kiernan -- Many minorities are not benefiting from hospice care / Gwen London -- Care for the dying is inadequate in Western society / Julia Neuberger -- End-of-life care in developing nations has not been adequately addressed / Peter A. Singer, Kerry W. Bowman -- ch. 2. How should the physical pain of terminal illness be relieved? -- Effective pain relief is hampered by inadequate knowledge / Julia Riley -- Effective pain relief is hampered by drug control laws / Carol Sieger -- Patients should be allowed to choose terminal sedation / Timothy E. Quill, Ira R. Byock -- Terminal sedation should not be used in palliative care / Mark B. Blocher -- Marijuana should be legalized for seriously ill people / Byron Demmer -- Marijuana should not be legalized for seriously ill people / pt. I. Mark Souder ; pt. II. Janet M. LaRue. |
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Ch. 3. How can the spiritual and emotional pain of terminal illness be eased? -- Doctors should speak openly with patients and their families about death / Kerri Wachter -- Embracing feelings about death before becoming ill is beneficial / Fred Branfman -- Doctors should address the spirituality of the terminally ill / Myles N. Sheehan -- Doctors should show more compassion toward the terminally ill / Rachel K. Sobel -- Doctors should help terminally ill patients die with a clear mind / Josh Fischman -- ch. 4. Should euthanasia be allowed for terminally ill patients? -- Terminally ill should be allowed to choose euthanasia / Andrea E. Richardson -- Terminally ill should not be allowed to choose euthanasia / Margaret Somerville -- Legalizing euthanasia empowers patients and improves quality of care / Richard T. Hull -- Legalizing euthanasia eliminates patient autonomy and reduces quality of care / Herbert Hendin -- Physician-assisted suicide should be legalized / Faye Girsh -- Physician-assisted suicide should not be legalized / Lawrence Rudden, Gerard V. Bradley -- Euthanasia should be legalized and regulated by the government / Economist -- Euthanasia should not be legalized and regulated by the government / Matthew Parris. |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Euthanasia.
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| Added Author |
Nakaya, Andrea C., 1976-
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| ISBN |
0737729635 (lib. : alk. paper) |
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0737729643 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780737729634 |
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