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Death and dying end-of-life controversies

Title
Death and dying [electronic resource] : end-of-life controversies / Mark Lane.
Author
Lane, Mark.
Publication
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

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Gale Group.
Description
1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.
Series Statement
  • Information Plus reference series
  • Gale virtual reference library
Uniform Title
  • Death and dying (Online)
  • Information Plus reference series.
Alternative Title
Death and dying (Online)
Subject
  • Death > Social aspects
  • Death > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects
  • Right to die > United States
  • Terminally ill children
Note
  • ISSN "1532-2726".
  • "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
chapter 1. Death through the ages: a brief overview -- chapter 2. Redefining death -- chapter 3. The end of life : ethical considerations -- chapter 4. The end of life : medical considerations -- chapter 5. Other adults -- chapter 6. Infant and child death -- chapter 7. Suicide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide -- chapter 8. Advance care planning -- chapter 9. Courts and the end of life -- chapter 10. The cost of health care.
OCLC
ssj0001506052
Author
Lane, Mark.
Title
Death and dying [electronic resource] : end-of-life controversies / Mark Lane.
Imprint
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.
Series
Information Plus reference series
Gale virtual reference library
Information Plus reference series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Gale Group.
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Print version: Death and dying. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015 9781573026956
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