Issues in Law & Medicine articles from June 1992

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from June 1992

Suicide intervention for people with disabilities: a lesson in inequality.
June 22, 1992... The American commitment to equality, which affirms the value of an individuals and their entitlement to the pursuit of a good life, is by no means a "hands off" ethic. It is backed by a determination to support and protect vulnerable...

Withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from people with severe disabilities who request it: equal protection considerations.
June 22, 1992... In 1983, the Southern California affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued on behalf of Elizabeth Bouvia, a young woman with cerebral palsy. The ACLU sought a court order requiring a hospital to provide intravenous morphine to...

Reimbursement rates and quality of care in the dialysis industry: a policy discussion.
June 22, 1992... Under the end stage renal disease (ESRD) program, begun in 1972, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) of the federal government covers 80% of the costs of dialysis for all citizens suffering from kidney failure, regardless of age....

Donaldson v. Van de Kamp. (premortem cryogenic suspension and assisted suicide)
June 22, 1992... HELD: A person with an incurable brain disease, which will result in a persistent vegetative state and ultimately death, does not have a constitutional right to either premortem cryogenic suspension or a state-assisted suicide, nor does a third...

Ragona v. Preate. (intent of persistent vegetative state patent to refuse life-sustaining treatment) (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania)
June 22, 1992... HELD: The right of a patient in a persistent unconscious condition to refuse life-sustaining treatment such as tube-feeding can be effectuated by court order if the court is presented with strongly persuasive, clear, and convincing evidence of...

Bioethics: Health Care Law and Ethics.
June 22, 1992... The authors, professors of law at various universities, present a concise yet comprehensive set of cases, materials, notes, and problems on bioethics with a brief introduction to theories of ethics and the discipline of bioethics and an...

The Foundations of Bioethics.
June 22, 1992... This is a full scale treatment of bioethics by H. Tristram Engelhardt, professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. This volume provides both a systematic critique of the theoretical foundations of bioethics and an analysis of the...

The Anthropology of Medicine: From Culture to Method, 2d ed.
June 22, 1992... This revision of a classic text in medical anthropology contains a wealth of new material on subjects as diverse as aging, creativity, and ideology. It is both a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly growing field of medical anthropology...

To Die or Not to Die? Cross-Disciplinary, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives on the Right to Choose Death.
June 22, 1992... This book provides guidelines for dealing with the sensitive legal and ethical issues surrounding an individual's right to die. Designed to give a global perspective on these contemporary issues, it integrates the ideas and experiences of ten...

The New Medicine: Life and Death After Hippocrates.
June 22, 1992... Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron, a theologian, depicts medicine as a profession out of control. He argues that Western medicine has abandoned its twenty-five hundred year old Hippocratic tradition--the very foundation upon which all humane medical...