Sedation at the End-of-life: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)

The book s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of the book chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing existential suffering ? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in the book. The different chapters address these issues from the perspectives of the relevant disciplines: Palliative Medicine, Bioethics, Law and Theology. Hence, helpful accounts of the clinical and historical background for this issue are provided and the importance of drawing accurate ethical and legal distinctions is stressed throughout the whole book. So the volume represents a valuable contribution to the emerging literature on this topic and should be helpful across a broad spectrum of readers: philosophers, theologians and physicians."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Philosophy and Medicine, 116
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	Paulina Taboada
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	175
Edition:	2015 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9401791052
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	9401791058
Barcode:	9789401791052

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