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Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking : a compassionate, widely available option for hastening death / edited by Timothy E. Quill, Paul T. Menzel, Thaddeus M. Pope, Judith K. Schwarz.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euthanasia.
- Assisted suicide.
- Fasting.
- Starvation.
- Dehydration (Physiology).
- Right to die.
- Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary.
- Dehydration.
- Right to Die.
- Medical Subjects:
- Euthanasia, Active, Voluntary.
- Starvation.
- Dehydration.
- Right to Die.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 283 pages)
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I. Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) by People with Decision-Making Capacity
- 1. Illustrative Cases
- Al (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis): Looking for Options to Hasten Death
- Bill (Breast Cancer): Preference for Medical Aid in Dying
- Mrs. H. (Early Alzheimer's Disease): How Best to Time VSED
- G.W. (Lung Cancer): Family and Staff Conflict
- 2. Clinical Issues
- 3. Ethical Issues
- 4. Legal Issues
- 5. Institutional Issues
- 6. Best Practices, Enduring Challenges, and Opportunities for VSED
- Timothy E. Quill, Paul T. Menzel, Thaddeus M. Pope, and Judith K. Schwarz
- Part II. Stopping Eating and Drinking by Advance Directive (SED by AD) for Persons Without Decision-Making Capacity
- 7. Illustrative Cases
- Mrs. H. (Early Alzheimer's): Speculation about the Challenge of Waiting
- Steve (Early Dementia): Patient and Family Challenges
- Patricia (Moderate Dementia): Hastening Death by SED versus Preemptive Suicide
- Charles (Severe Dementia): Refusing Assistance with Oral Feeding
- 8. Clinical Issues
- 9. Ethical Issues
- 10. Legal Issues
- 11. Institutional Issues
- 12. Best Practices, Enduring Challenges, and Opportunities for SED by AD
- Appendices
- A. Recommended Elements of an Advance Directive for Stopping Eating and Drinking (AD for SED)
- B. Sample Advance Directives for SED
- C. Cause of Death on Death Certificates
- D. Position Statements and Clinical Guidance
- E. Personal Narratives
- F. Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 13, 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking
- ISBN:
- 9780190080747
- 0190080744
- 9780190080761
- 0190080760
- 9780190080754
- 0190080752
- Publisher Number:
- 99988065818
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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