Issues in Law & Medicine articles from March 2003

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from March 2003

Quiet killings in medical facilities: detection & prevention.
March 22, 2003... The purpose of this article is to prompt a public discussion concerning the "quiet killings" that have occurred and are occurring in our medical facilities, hopefully leading to a robust debate over improving methods of detecting and preventing...

Non-voluntary and involuntary euthanasia in the Netherlands: Dutch perspectives.
March 22, 2003... Abstract: During the summer of 1999, twenty-eight interviews with some of the leading authorities on euthanasia policy were conducted in the Netherlands. They were asked about cases of non-voluntary (when patients are incompetent) and...

The moral case against cloning for biomedical research .
March 22, 2003... Our colleagues who joined in Part III in making the case for cloning for biomedical research began their analysis by describing the medical promise of such research. Those of us who maintain--for both principled and prudential reasons-that...

Life's Worth.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Dyck, Arthur J. Life's Worth. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2002; . With the growing trend toward acceptance of physician-assisted suicide, even Christians are beginning to factor the possibility into their ethical...

Bioethics from a Faith Perspective: Ethics in Health Care for the Twenty-First Century.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Hanford, Jack. Bioethics from a Faith Perspective: Ethics in Health Care for the Twenty-First Century. Binghamton, N.Y.: Haworth Pastoral Press, 2002. While most people state their moral positions from the background of their religious...

The Silent World of Doctor and Patient.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Katz, Jay. The Silent World of Doctor and Patient. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984, 2002; . Physician and law professor Jay Katz examines the time-honored belief in the virtue of silent care and patient compliance....

Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Gostin, Lawrence O., ed. Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002; . This selection of government reports, scholarly articles, and court cases presents the ethical, legal, and political issues...

Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook, 3d ed.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Ashley, Benedict M. & Kevin D. O'Rourke, Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook, 3rd ed. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2002; . In the wake of the successful cloning of animals, and the promises or fears of human...