The right to die at the end of your life

The Missouri case of Nancy Cruzan brings into sharp focus the medical ethics issue of the right to privacy. It also raises the need for definition of life ranging from cellular to personal. What is it about forced feeding that transforms it into an extraordinary means of nonfunctional treatment? The...

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Main Author: Belgum, David Rudolph 1922-2007 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1990]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1990, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 125-137
Further subjects:B Medical Technology
B Sharp Focus
B Medical Measure
B Medical Ethic
B Ethic Issue
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