Continuous Sedation at the End of Life - Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives (Paperback)

Continuous sedation until death (sometimes referred to as terminal sedation or palliative sedation) is an increasingly common practice in end-of-life care. However, it raises numerous medical, ethical, emotional and legal concerns, such as the reducing or removing of consciousness (and thus potentially causing 'subjective death'), the withholding of artificial nutrition and hydration, the proportionality of the sedation to the symptoms, its adequacy in actually relieving symptoms rather than simply giving onlookers the impression that the patient is undergoing a painless 'natural' death, and the perception that it may be functionally equivalent to euthanasia. This book brings together contributions from clinicians, ethicists, lawyers and social scientists, and discusses guidelines as well as clinical, emotional and legal aspects of the practice. The chapters shine a critical spotlight on areas of concern and on the validity of the justifications given for the practice, including in particular the doctrine of double effect.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Bioethics and Law
Release date:	December 2016
Editors:	Sigrid Sterckx • Kasper Raus • Freddy Mortier
Dimensions:	230 x 153 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-1-316-61863-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General Promotions
LSN:	1-316-61863-3
Barcode:	9781316618639

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