Physician-assisted dying : the case for palliative care and patient choice

著者

• Quill, Timothy E.
• Battin, M. Pabst

書誌事項

Physician-assisted dying : the case for palliative care and patient choice

edited by Timothy E. Quill and Margaret P. Battin

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

• : hardcover
• : pbk

タイトル別名

Physician-assisted dying : the case for palliative care & patient choice

注記

Includes index

収録内容

• The quality of mercy / Marcia Angell
• Nonabandonment : a central obligation for physicians / Timothy E. Quill and Christine K. Cassel
• The role of autonomy in choosing physician aid in dying / Thomas Preston, Martin Gunderson, and David J. Mayo
• Disability and physician-assisted dying / Andrew I. Batavia
• When suffering patients seek death / Eric J. Cassell
• Why do people seek physician-assisted death? / Robert A. Pearlman and Helene Starks
• Doctor-patient communication about physician-assisted suicide / Anthony L. Back
• When hastened death is neither killing nor letting die / Tom L. Beauchamp
• Physician-assisted suicide as a last-resort option at the end of life / Dan W. Brock
• Death : a friend to be welcomed, not an enemy to be defeated / John Shelby Spong
• The Oregon experience / Linda Ganzini
• The distortion of cases in Oregon / Peter Goodwin
• A model that integrates assisted dying with excellent end-of-life care / Barbara Coombs Lee
• Thirty years' experience with euthanasia in the Netherlands : focusing on the patient as a person / Johannes J.M. van Delden, Jaap J.F. Visser, and Els Borst-Eilers
• The death of my father / Herman H. van der Kloot Meijburg
• Assisted death in the Netherlands : physicians at the bedside when help is requested / Gerrit K. Kimsma and Evert van Leeuwen
• Political strategy and legal change / Eli D. Stutsman
• Legal advocacy to improve care and expand options at the end of life / Kathryn L. Tucker
• Physician-assisted suicide : shifting the focus from means to ends / Alan Meisel
• Choice in dying : a political and constitutional context / Sylvia A. Law
• Hastening death : the seven deadly sins of the status quo / Charles H. Baron
• Conclusion : excellent palliative care as the standard, and physician-assisted dying as a last resort / Timothy E. Quill and Margaret P. Battin

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hardcover ISBN 9780801880698

内容説明

Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted dying remains one of the most controversial issues facing doctors, lawmakers, and patients today, and the need for intelligent and informed opinions on both sides of the debate is greater than ever. In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalization of physician-assisted dying for terminally ill patients who voluntarily request it. To counter the arguments and assumptions of those opposed to legalization of assisted suicide, the contributors examine ethical arguments concerning self-determination and the relief of suffering; analyze empirical data from Oregon and the Netherlands; describe their personal experiences as physicians, family members, and patients; assess the legal and ethical responsibilities of the physician; and discuss the role of pain, depression, faith, and dignity in this decision. Together, the essays in this volume present strong arguments for the ethical acceptance and legal recognition of the practice of physician-assisted dying as a last resort - not as an alternative to excellent palliative care, but as an important possibility for patients who seek it.

目次

Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction. False Dichotomy versus Genuine Choice: The Argument over Physician-Assisted Dying Part I: Perspectives on Mercy, Nonabandonment, Autonomy, and Choice Chapter 1. The Quality of Mercy Chapter 2. Nonabandonment: A Central Obligation for Physicians Chapter 3. The Role of Autonomy in Choosing Physician Aid in Dying Chapter 4. Disability and Physician-Assisted Dying Chapter 5. When Suffering Patients Seek Death Part II: Clinical, Philosophical, and Religious Issues about the Ending of Life Chapter 6. Why Do People Seek Physician-Assisted Death? Chapter 7. Doctor-Patient Communication about Physician-Assisted Suicide Chapter 8. When Hastened Death Is Neither Killing Nor Letting Die Chapter 9. Physician-Assisted Suicide as a Last-Resort Option at the End of Life Chapter 10. Death: A Friend to Be Welcomed, Not an Enemy to Be Defeated Part III: Open Practice in a Legally Tolerant Environment Chapter 11. The Oregon Experience Chapter 12. The Distortion of Cases in Oregon Chapter 13. A Model That Integrates Assisted Dying with Excellent End-of-Life Care Chapter 14. Thirty Years' Experience with Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Focusing on the Patient as a Person Chapter 15. The Death of My Father Chapter 16. Assisted Death in the Netherlands: Physicians at the Bedside When Help Is Requested Part IV: Political and Legal Ferment Chapter 17. Political Strategy and Legal Change Chapter 18. Legal Advocacy to Improve Care and Expand Options at the End of Life Chapter 19. Physician-Assisted Suicide: Shifting the Focus from Means to Ends Chapter 20. Choice in Dying: A Political and Constitutional Context Chapter 21. Hastening Death: The Seven Deadly Sins of the Status Quo Conclusion. Excellent Palliative Care as the Standard, Physician-Assisted Dying as a Last Resort Index

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780801880704

内容説明

Despite a growing consensus that effective palliative care should be a core element in the treatment of all terminally ill patients, challenging questions remain about the physician's role in helping suffering patients end their lives. Physician-assisted dying remains one of the most controversial issues facing doctors, lawmakers, and patients today, and the need for intelligent and informed opinion on both sides of the debate is greater than ever. In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalization of physician-assisted dying, for terminally ill patients who voluntarily request it. To counter the arguments and assumptions of those opposed to legalization of assisted suicide, the contributors examine ethical arguments concerning self-determination and the relief of suffering; analyze empirical data from Oregon and the Netherlands; describe their personal experiences as physicians, family members, and patients; assess the legal and ethical responsibilities of the physician; and discuss the role of pain, depression, faith, and dignity in this decision. Together, the essays in this volume present strong arguments for the ethical acceptance and legal recognition of the practice of physician-assisted dying as a last resort-not as an alternative to excellent palliative care but as an important possibility for patients who seek it. Contributors: Marcia Angell, Anthony L. Back, Charles H. Baron, Andrew I. Batavia, Tom L. Beauchamp, Els Borst-Eilers, Dan W. Brock, Christine K. Cassel, Eric J. Cassel, Barbara Coombs-Lee, Linda Ganzini, Peter Goodwin, Martin Gunderson, Gerrit K. Kimsma, Sylvia A. Law, David Mayo, Alan Meisel, Robert A. Pearlman, Thomas Preston, John Shelby Spong, Helene Starks, Eli D. Stutsman, Kathryn L. Tucker, Johannes J. M. Van Delden, Herman H. van der Kloot Meijburg, Evert van Leeuwen, Jaap J. F. Visser

目次

Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction. False Dichotomy versus Genuine Choice: The Argument over Physician-Assisted Dying Part I: Perspectives on Mercy, Nonabandonment, Autonomy, and Choice Chapter 1. The Quality of Mercy Chapter 2. Nonabandonment: A Central Obligation for Physicians Chapter 3. The Role of Autonomy in Choosing Physician Aid in Dying Chapter 4. Disability and Physician-Assisted Dying Chapter 5. When Suffering Patients Seek Death Part II: Clinical, Philosophical, and Religious Issues about the Ending of Life Chapter 6. Why Do People Seek Physician-Assisted Death? Chapter 7. Doctor-Patient Communication about Physician-Assisted Suicide Chapter 8. When Hastened Death Is Neither Killing Nor Letting Die Chapter 9. Physician-Assisted Suicide as a Last-Resort Option at the End of Life Chapter 10. Death: A Friend to Be Welcomed, Not an Enemy to Be Defeated Part III: Open Practice in a Legally Tolerant Environment Chapter 11. The Oregon Experience Chapter 12. The Distortion of Cases in Oregon Chapter 13. A Model That Integrates Assisted Dying with Excellent End-of-Life Care Chapter 14. Thirty Years' Experience with Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Focusing on the Patient as a Person Chapter 15. The Death of My Father Chapter 16. Assisted Death in the Netherlands: Physicians at the Bedside When Help Is Requested Part IV: Political and Legal Ferment Chapter 17. Political Strategy and Legal Change Chapter 18. Legal Advocacy to Improve Care and Expand Options at the End of Life Chapter 19. Physician-Assisted Suicide: Shifting the Focus from Means to Ends Chapter 20. Choice in Dying: A Political and Constitutional Context Chapter 21. Hastening Death: The Seven Deadly Sins of the Status Quo Conclusion. Excellent Palliative Care as the Standard, Physician-Assisted Dying as a Last Resort Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA71083238
• ISBN:
  • 0801880696
  • 080188070X
• LCCN: 2004010446
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Baltimore, Md.
• ページ数/冊数: xv, 342 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : R726
  • NLM : W 50
  • DC22 : 179.7
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Assisted suicide
  • LCSH : Right to die
  • LCSH : Palliative treatment
  • LCSH : Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects
  • LCSH : Patient satisfaction
  • MESH : Suicide, Assisted
  • MESH : Euthanasia
  • MESH : Palliative Care
  • MESH : Right to Die