Family perspectives on 'proper medical treatment' for people in prolonged vegetative and minimally conscious states / Celia Kitzinger, Jenny Kitzinger.

Format:

Journal/Periodical

Author/Creator:

Kitzinger, Celia, author.

Kitzinger, Jenny, author.

Series:

Biomedical law and ethics library.

Biomedical law and ethics library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

The book explores the notion of a treatment, practice, or procedure being proper medical treatment, and considers the diverse factors which might influence the acceptance of a particular procedure as appropriate in the medical context.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Transforming wrong into right: What is 'proper medical treatment'?; 3 What do we mean by 'proper' medical treatment?; 4 Papist potions and electric sex: A historical perspective on 'proper medical treatment'; 5 Moralising medicine: 'Proper medical treatment' and the role of ethics and law in medical decision-making; 6 Family perspectives on 'proper medical treatment' for people in prolonged vegetative and minimally conscious states. 7 The medical exception and cosmetic surgery: Culpable doctors and harmful enhancement?8 Locating lawful abortion on the spectrum of 'proper medical treatment'; 9 Death on demand: 'Proper medical treatment'?; 10 Doctors' orders? Analysing appropriate medical treatment in mental health law; 11 The economics of 'proper medical treatment'; 12 Rationing, resource allocation, and appropriate medical treatment; 13 Comments and reflections on 'proper medical treatment': a case for coherent inconsistency; Bibliography; Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.