Living and Dying Well.

Door: Petrinovich, Lewis F.

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• ISBN: 9780262661423
• Uitgever: Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, 1998. Paperback. xi,362 pp. (A Bradford book). 23 cm. Conditie: als nieuw
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• Details: Conditie: als nieuw. PHILOSOPHY
• Extra informatie: - In the second volume of his trilogy, Petrinovich presents a detailed account of the dilemmas that humans in technologically advanced societies face when confronted by matters of life, death, and medical treatment. The issues he discusses include genetic screening, the Human Genome Project, criteria for defining death, organ donation and transplantation, and assisted suicide and euthanasia. Petrinovich also discusses healthcare policy issues such as the allocation of scarce medical resources and rationing. He argues for adequate health care as a fundamental moral necessity and makes a number of policy recommendations.
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