Taking issue: pluralism and casuistry in bioethics
Auteur :
Brody, Baruch A.
Éditeur :
Georgetown University Press
ISBN :
9780878403981
Date de publication :
2 sept. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
635 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Challenges the rigid principalism of contemporary bioethics. This title argues for the fundamental distinction between active and passive euthanasia, for a need to reconceptualize approaches to brain death, and for the right of providers to unilaterally discontinue life support.