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OverviewIn this book, James Dunson explores end-of-life ethics including physician-assisted suicide (PAS) and continuous sedation until death. He argues that ethical debates currently ignore the experience of the dying patient in an effort to focus on policy creation, and proposes that the dying experience should instead be prioritized and used to inform policy development. The author makes the case that PAS should be recognized as a legally and morally permissible option for a very particular kind of patient: terminally ill with fewer than six months to live and capable of conscious consent. Since focusing on the patient's experience of this end-of-life dilemma transforms some of the basic concepts we use to engage in the PAS debate, the argument has implications for patient care and the training of medical professionals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James A. DunsonPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.10cm Weight: 0.222kg ISBN: 9780739199237ISBN 10: 0739199234 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 08 November 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: An Alternative Defense of Physician-Assisted Suicide Chapter 2: Ready to Die—An Existential Dilemma Chapter 3: Using and Abusing the Doctrine of Double Effect Chapter 4: On Suicide, Acceptance, and Control Chapter 5: Bones, Sinews, and the Self Chapter 6: Pedagogy and the Limits of Ethics BibliographyReviewsSedation, Suicide, and the Limits of Ethics is a highly readable book about an inherently wrenching subject. Dunson gives pride of place to the patient's own perspective on end-of-life concerns, and he offers a rigorous but also refreshingly humane argument for a novel position in debates that concern us all. Because of its clarity and warmth of tone, Dunson's book will be accessible to novices. And because of the force of his argument, the book will be challenging to experts in the field. -- Eric Wilson, Georgia State University Sedation, Suicide, and the Limits of Ethics is a highly readable book about an inherently wrenching subject. Dunson gives pride of place to the patient's own perspective on end-of-life concerns, and he offers a rigorous but also refreshingly humane argument for a novel position in debates that concern us all. Because of its clarity and warmth of tone, Dunson's book will be accessible to novices. And because of the force of his argument, the book will be challenging to experts in the field. -- Eric Wilson, Georgia State University Author InformationJames A. Dunson III is associate professor of philosophy at Xavier University of Louisiana. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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