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Sedation, Suicide, and the Limits of Ethics

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

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In this book, James Dunson explores end-of-life ethics including physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and continuous sedation until death. He argues that ethical debates currently ignore the experience of the dying patient in an effort to focus on policy creation, and proposes that the dying experience should instead be prioritized and used to inform policy development. The author makes the case that PAS should be recognized as a legally and morally permissible option for a very particular kind of patient: terminally ill with fewer than six months to live and capable of conscious consent. Since focusing on the patient's experience of this end-of-life dilemma transforms some of the basic concepts we use to engage in the PAS debate, the argument has implications for patient care and the training of medical professionals.

  • Title

    Sedation, Suicide, and the Limits of Ethics

  • Author

    Dunson, James A., III

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

  • Published

    December 2017

  • Weight

    273g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780739199213

  • ISBN-10

    0739199218

  • Eden Code

    4731684

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