Brain Death: Ethical Considerations (SCIENCE AND SOCIETY (WEST LAFAYETTE, IND)) - Softcover

Walton, Douglas N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0931682126 ISBN 13: 9780931682124

Verlag: Purdue University Press, 1980

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The traditional equation of the death of a person with irreversible cessation of cardiorespiratory function-the absence of heartbeat, pulse, or respiration-is being replaced by modern medicine with a definition of death in terms of irreversible destruction of function-brain death. In this book, the author thoughtfully and analytically surveys and evaluates the arguments for and against equating the death of a person with brain death. The ethical issues-both theoretical and practical-are explored against a rich and comprehensive background of current medical thought and practice and the most recent legal reasoning and opinion.

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• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0931682126
• ISBN 13: 9780931682124
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 95