Taking advance directives seriously: prospective autonomy and decisions near the end of life
Auteur :
Olick, Robert S.
Éditeur :
Georgetown University Press
ISBN :
9781589010291
Date de publication :
3 sept. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
386 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.