Issues in Law & Medicine articles from September 1995

Issues in Law & Medicine archives from September 1995

Looking for traction on the slippery slope: a discussion of the Michael Martin case. (Michigan)
September 22, 1995... Case History of Michael Martin The Accident and Michael's Resulting Condition On Friday, January 16, 1987, at about 5:20 p.m., a car/train accident occurred in the town of Moline, Michigan, south of Grand Rapids. Michael Martin, age...

Lessons from Rodriguez v. British Columbia. (assisted suicide)
September 22, 1995... At issue in Rodriguez v. British Columbia(1) was the constitutionality of a provision in Canada's Criminal Code (hereinafter "the ban" or "section 241(b)")(2) that prohibits assisting any suicide. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the law in...

The Good Samaritan and the "good death": Catholic reflections on euthanasia.
September 22, 1995... Once a lawyer stood up, trying to test Jesus with a question, `Teacher, what am I to do to inherit eternal life?' Jesus said to him, `What is written in the Law? How do you read it?' He said in reply, `You must love the Lord your God with all...

The parable of the Good Samaritan: implications for the euthanasia debate.
September 22, 1995... On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. `Teacher,' he asked, `what must I do to inherit eternal life?' `What is written in the Law?' he replied. `How do you read it?' He answered: "`Love the Lord your God with all your heart...

Encyclopedia of Bioethics.
September 22, 1995... This encyclopedia contains 460 articles, twenty-five hundred pages, in five volumes. it reexamines and expands upon all the information contained in the first edition, but also touches on many new topics. The section on euthanasia has been...

Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed.
September 22, 1995... In this fourth edition far-reaching changes have been made in the chapters on morality and moral justification, types of ethical theory, and virtues and ideals in professional life. in other chapters major sections have been added on the...

Biomedical Policy.
September 22, 1995... The focus of this book is on the emerging policy issues that accompany the proliferation of technological innovations in biomedicine. To a large extent, the growing health care funding crisis is tied to the diffusion of biomedical interventions...

Ethics.
September 22, 1995... This book explores the ethics and lack of ethics in American society in the following chapters: "What Motivates People to Behave Ethically?" "Is There a Lack of Professional Ethics in America?" "Is American Business Ethical?" "Do Ethical...

Barriers to Mental Health Services for Nursing Home Residents.
September 22, 1995... About two-thirds of nursing home residents in the United States have serious mental health problems. Few of these residents have access to mental health professionals. Furthermore, mental disorders are frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, and...