TY  - BOOK
AU  - Colby,William H.
TI  - Unplugged: reclaiming our right to die in America 
SN  - 9780814429488
AV  - R726 .C637 2006eb
U1  - 179.7 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - AMACOM/American Management Association
KW  - Terminal care
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Right to die
KW  - Life and death, Power over
KW  - Persistent vegetative state
KW  - Right to Die
KW  - ethics
KW  - Euthanasia, Passive
KW  - Persistent Vegetative State
KW  - Withholding Treatment
KW  - Soins en phase terminale
KW  - Aspect moral
KW  - Droit à la mort
KW  - Pouvoir sur la vie et la mort
KW  - État végétatif chronique
KW  - PHILOSOPHY
KW  - Ethics & Moral Philosophy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Euthanasie
KW  - gtt
KW  - United States
KW  - Verenigde Staten
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index; Terri Schiavo's private years -- Terri Schiavo's public years -- The autopsy of Terri Schiavo -- The ascent of medical technology -- The law and the right to die -- The case of Nancy Cruzan -- How we die in America today -- Dying on the "Institutional glide path" -- In Terri Schiavo's shoes -- My "living will" -- Feeding tubes : the hardest question -- But I believe in the right to life! -- Special concerns of the disabled community -- Oregon V. Ashcroft/Gonzales and physician-assisted suicide -- Hospice: the hidden jewel -- Where do we go from here?
N2  - "Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, Unplugged chronicles the extraordinary medical advances that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, but can also make it confoundedly difficult to die. Colby discusses current laws and proposed legislation that affect our ability to make end-of-life decisions and provides insights into decisions we may face about elderly family members, including resuscitation, feeding tubes, and dementia. A portrait of the overwhelming pain that often engulfs families confronting end-of-life decisions, his book also offers tips for writing living wills and an overview of hospice care."--Jacket
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