Taking Advance Directives Seriously Prospective Autonomy and Decisions near the End of Life |
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Author:
| Olick, Robert S. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58901-029-1 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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Examining the tension between incompetent patients' wishes and their interests as well as other challenges to advance directives, this title offers a comprehensive argument for favoring advance instructions during the dying process. It presents and develops a theory of prospective autonomy that recasts and strengthens patient and family control.
Examining the tension between incompetent patients' wishes and their interests as well as other challenges to advance directives, this title offers a comprehensive argument for favoring advance instructions during the dying process. It presents and develops a theory of prospective autonomy that recasts and strengthens patient and family control.