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The case of Terri Schiavo : ethics, politics, and death in the 21st century / edited by Kenneth W. Goodman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Schiavo, Terri, 1963-2005.
- Schiavo, Terri.
- Right to die--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Right to die.
- Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Terminal care.
- Medical ethics--United States--Case studies.
- Medical ethics.
- Coma--Patients--United States--Biography.
- Coma.
- Euthanasia, Passive--ethics--United States.
- Right to Die--ethics--United States.
- Bioethics--United States.
- Legislation as Topic--United States.
- Persistent Vegetative State--United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Schiavo, Terri, 1963-2005.
- Euthanasia, Passive--ethics--United States.
- Right to Die--ethics--United States.
- Bioethics--United States.
- Legislation as Topic--United States.
- Persistent Vegetative State--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The case of Terri Schiavo, a young woman who spent 15 years in a persistent vegetative state, has emerged as a watershed in debates over end-of-life care. This book assembles a team of first-hand participants and content experts to provide thoughtful and nuanced analyses.
- Contents:
- Terri Schiavo and the culture wars : ethics vs. politics / Kenneth W. Goodman
- At Theresa Schiavo's bedside : a guardian's role and reflections / Jay Wolfson
- Schiavo, privacy, and the interests of law / Daniel N. Robinson
- The Schiavo maelstrom's potential impact on the law of end-of-life decision making / Kathy L. Cerminara
- The continuing assault on personal autonomy in the wake of the Schiavo case / Jon B. Eisenberg
- A common uniqueness : medical facts in the Schiavo case / Ronald E. Cranford
- Crossing the borderlands at nightfall : new issues in moral philosophy and faith at the end of life / Laurie Zoloth
- Disability rights and wrongs in the Terri Schiavo case / Lawrence J. Nelson
- Framing Terri Schiavo : gender, disability, and fetal protection / Robin N. Fiore
- Terri Schiavo and televised news : fact or fiction? / Robert M. Walker, Jay Black.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2009.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-045334-6
- 0-19-770884-6
- 1-282-54355-5
- 9786612543555
- 0-19-974859-4
- OCLC:
- 923712397
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