Sedation at the End-of-life : An Interdisciplinary Approach, Paperback by Tab...

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Publication Year: 2016 height: 0.4 in Subject Area: Law, Philosophy, Medical Language: English Publication Name: Sedation at the End-Of-Life:An Interdisciplinary Approach Series: Philosophy and Medicine Ser. Item Width: 6.1 in Author: Paulina Taboada Number of Pages: 175 Pages Publisher: Springer Netherlands Book Title: Sedation at the End-of-life : An Interdisciplinary Approach Item Weight: 107.6 Oz Format: Trade Paperback Item Height: 0.4 in ISBN: 9789402407327 width: 6.1 in Item Length: 9.2 in Subject: Ethics, Nursing / Home & Community Care, General Type: Textbook

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Sedation at the End-of-life : An Interdisciplinary Approach, Paperback by Tab.... Th’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Sedation at the End-of-life : An Interdisciplinary Approach, Paperback by Taboada, Paulina (EDT), ISBN 9402407324, ISBN-13 9789402407327, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Th’s main contribution is its interdisciplinary approach to the issue of sedation at the end-of-life. Because it occurs at the end of life, palliative sedation raises a number of important ethical and legal questions, including whether it is a covert form of euthanasia and for what purposes it may legally be used. Many of th chapters address the first question and almost all deal with a specific form of the second: whether palliative sedation should be used for those experiencing “existential suffering”? This raises the question of what existential suffering is, a topic that is also discussed in th. The different chapters address these issues from the perspectives of the relevant disciplines: Palliative Medicine, Bioethics, Law and Theology. Hence, helpful accounts of the clinical and historical background for this issue are provided and the importance of drawing accurate ethical and legal distinctions is stressed throughout the whol. So the volume represents a valuable contribution to the emerging literature on this topic and should be helpful across a broad spectrum of readers: philosophers, theologians and physicians.