Matters of Life and Death : : Making Moral Theory Work in Medical Ethics and the Law / / David Orentlicher.
Philosophical debates over the fundamental principles that should guide life-and-death medical decisions usually occur at a considerable remove from the tough, real-world choices made in hospital rooms, courthouses, and legislatures. David Orentlicher seeks to change that, drawing on his extensive e...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2002 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- PART ONE: THE APPROACH OF USING GENERALLY VALID RULES
- Two The Importance of Generally Valid Rules in Implementing Moral Principle
- Three The Absence of a Moral Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide
- Four The Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide as a Generally Valid Way to Distinguish between Morally Justified and Morally Unjustified Deaths
- PART TWO: AVOIDING PERVERSE INCENTIVES
- Five The Implications for Practice of a Policy's Perverse Incentives
- Six Underlying Moral Principle Permits a Limited Legal Obligation for Pregnant Women to Accept Life-Saving Treatment for Their Fetuses
- Seven The Problems with a Legal Duty for Pregnant Women Because of Perverse Incentives
- PART THREE: THE "TRAGIC CHOICES" MODEL
- Eight Avoiding Explicit Trade-offs through Implicit Choices
- Nine Limitations of the "Futility" Concept in Medical Treatment Decisions
- Ten Futility as a Way to Make "Tragic Choices"
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index