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Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Medicine: A Physician's Viewpoint (Studies in Health and Human Services, Vol 8)
Ethical Dilemmas in Modern Medicine A Physician's Viewpoint - Studies in Health and Human Services, Vol 8 Author:Erich H. Loewy A series of essays, written by a practicing physician, on a wide variety of topics in medical ethics, including: clinical uncertainty; moral pluralism; paternalism; AIDS; organ procurement; physicians' involvement in executions; abortion; age as a factor in medical decision-making; sustaining life in a permanently acognitive patient; dementia; d... more »isagreement among patient, family, and physician; withholding nutritional support for the hopelessly ill; and the matter of who decides to write a DNR (do not resuscitate) order.« less