Issues in Law & Medicine articles from June 1995

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from June 1995

The politics of medical futility.
June 22, 1995... There is much disagreement about the meaning of medical futility. Recent arguments focus on whether futility can be defined in a consistent and coherent way. Those who believe that futility does have a precise meaning argue that physicians have...

Physician neutrality and patient autonomy in advance directive decisions.
June 22, 1995... The concept of neutrality is clearly characterized by Gianfranco Cecchin, M.D.: "Accepting our inability to act in neutral or nonpolitical ways, the term 'neutrality' was originally used to express the idea of actively avoiding the acceptance of...

Medical decisionmaking for older adults in institutional settings: is beneficience dead in an age of risk management?
June 22, 1995... The regulation of institutional long-term care (referred to as nursing facilities, or NFs, in this article) in the United States today is extensive and complicated. Constant provider concern about legal survival and financial viability within...

Section 1983 civil liability of prison officials for denying and delaying medication and drugs to prison inmates.
June 22, 1995... Not much is known about prison health care, except that prisons are required to provide adequate care for the "serious medical needs" of inmates.(1) Historical depictions of prison health care portray an ineffectual system plagued by ineptness...

Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints.
June 22, 1995... The Opposing Viewpoints Series provides access to a wide variety of opinions on various controversial topics. This volume on euthanasia provides sections by experts, polcymakers, and concerned citizens, including speeches, articles, long book...

Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of Cases That Have Shaped Medical Ethics, with Philosophical, Legal, and Historical Backgrounds, 2d ed.
June 22, 1995... Focusing on landmark cases that have shaped and defined the field of medical ethics, this book uses in-depth descriptions to present the ethical issues, legal decisions, and historical backgrounds people need to know in order to understand this...

Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook, 2d ed.
June 22, 1995... A complete introduction to health care ethics, this textbook applies the teachings of the Catholic Church to medical practice. It is designed to meet the needs of teachers of medical ethics, as well as the informed reader who desires an...

The Path Ahead: Readings in Death and Dying.
June 22, 1995... This book directs attention to the evolving understanding of death and dying in today's multicultural environment. Authoritative voices of pioneers and pathfinders in the field of death studies are joined by insightful commentators from...

From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics.
June 22, 1995... Designed to provide full-orbed instruction in Christian ethics, this unique introductory reader surveys the many timely issues in the field while simultaneously presenting the fundamentals of ethical theory. It collects a great variety of voices...