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Death and dying have now moved from being a taboo subject to one that is the basis for books, research studies, magazine articles, and television programs. In the past, death was a more private matter, usually occurring at home. Now, over 85 percent of deaths happen under medical supervision, usually in a hospital or nursing home. Another change that has taken place with time is the medical developments that have made death more a matter of deliberate decision; e.g., organ transplants, kidney dialysis. Still another change has begun to be apparent.
Until fairly recently, with a doctor caring for a person, the patient and his family often deferred to the ...
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