When doctors say no: the battleground of medical futility

The medical situation is critical, even life-threatening. The doctor refuses to offer or to continue providing "futile" medical treatment. The patient, or the patient's family, insists that everything possible must be done. Who should decide? In this book, philosopher and bioethicist...

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Main Author: Rubin, Susan B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington [u.a.] Indiana Univ. Press 1998
Series:Medical ethics series
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Summary:The medical situation is critical, even life-threatening. The doctor refuses to offer or to continue providing "futile" medical treatment. The patient, or the patient's family, insists that everything possible must be done. Who should decide? In this book, philosopher and bioethicist Susan B. Rubin examines this controversial issue.
Physical Description:X, 191 S.
ISBN:0253334632

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