Issues in Law & Medicine articles from December 1993

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from December 1993

Saying no to life: reflections on death and justice.
December 22, 1993... Sometimes a "big question" emerges from the daily humdrum as we cope with the million little questions of life before us. The tasks of home and the workplace predominate until an overarching question appears with its unexpected challenge....

Emergency stabilization for a wounded COBRA.
December 22, 1993... Among the many problems in the realm of health care, few are as acute as the plight of the uninsured. Even when these individuals reach the doors of hospital emergency rooms, the lack of health insurance or of adequate health insurance results...

Suicide in Later Life: Recognizing the Warning Signs.
December 22, 1993... Osgood, Nancy J. Suicide in Later Life: Recognizing the Warning Signs. New York, N.Y.: Lexington Books, 1992. Suicide among older Americans has reached crisis proportions. The rate of suicide for older persons far surpasses that of...

Advance Directives and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity.
December 22, 1993... Cantor, Norman L. Advance Directives and the Pursuit of Death with Dignity. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1993. An advance medical directive is a device aimed at controlling medical intervention during the dying process after...

Ethics for a Brave New World.
December 22, 1993... Feinberg, John S. & Paul D. Feinberg. Ethics for a Brave New World. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books, 1993. The authors thoroughly examine some of the most difficult ethical issues of our day and argue for distinctly conservative evangelical...