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No Good Deed - A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate Over How We Die (Paperback) Loot Price: R350
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No Good Deed - A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate Over How We Die (Paperback): Lewis Mitchell Cohen

No Good Deed - A Story of Medicine, Murder Accusations, and the Debate Over How We Die (Paperback)

Lewis Mitchell Cohen

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On a blustery night, detectives from the Massachusetts State Police knocked on Amy Gleason's door. Gleason, along with fellow nurse Kim Hoy, had helped a patient deal with pain and suffering at the end of her life. Now the patient was dead, and the two nurses were being investigated for murder. Both believed they had done the right thing, but they had no idea what it would cost them. In this captivating and powerful true story, Dr. Lewis M. Cohen uses the experiences of Gleason, Hoy, and the nursing assistant who accused them of murder to explore what happens when decisions about end-of-life care shift from the hospital to the courtroom and the church. Tracing this issue from the uproar over Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to the controversial figure of Jack Kevorkian, and to the legitimate threat of serial killer medical professionals, Cohen goes behind the scenes on both sides of this debate. He examines how advances in modern medicine have given us tremendous tools for prolonging life but have also forced us to address how we treat patients who are dying and suffering.

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Imprint: HarperPerennial
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2011
First published: March 2011
Authors: Lewis Mitchell Cohen
Dimensions: 201 x 135 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-172177-9
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics
Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General
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LSN: 0-06-172177-8
Barcode: 9780061721779

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