The Right to Die, Third Edition analyzes the statutory and case law
surrounding the profound issues of
end-of-life decisionmaking. Whether
the situation calls for long-term planning or quick, unexpected
decisionmaking, this cogent, one source treatise guides you through all the
available channels for helping your clients reach the ultimate resolution.
This comprehensive edition guides general practitioners, elder law, health
law, and health care professionals through complex issues pertaining to
passive and active hastening of death and such subsequent statutes as The
Oregon Death with Dignity Act. Also covered in the Third Edition
are such issues as:
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Civil and Criminal liability for such efforts
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Do-not-resuscitate orders
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Advance directives
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Health care powers of attorney
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Palliative medical care
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Decisionmaking for children and newborns
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Surrogate decisionmaking statutes
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Resolution in a clinical versus a court setting
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And much more
