Deciding Who Lives Contributor(s): Anspach, Renee R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520212134 ISBN-13: 9780520212138 Publisher: University of California Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: December 1997 Annotation: In a probing look at the reality of everyday choices in neonatal intensive care units, sociologist Renee Anspach explores the life-and-death dilemmas that have fueled much national debate. Anspach considers the roles of parents, doctors, nurses, and bioethicists in deciding the fate of terminally ill or malformed newborns. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Social Science |
Dewey: 174.24 |
LCCN: 91044245 |
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.97" W x 8.91" L (0.96 lbs) 303 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this powerful and probing look at the reality of everyday choices in neonatal intensive care units, Renée Anspach explores the life-and-death dilemmas that have fueled national debate. Using case studies taken during sixteen months of extensive interviewing and observation, Anspach examines the roles of parents, doctors, nurses, and bioethicists in deciding whether critically ill newborns-be they premature, terminally ill, or severely malformed-should be saved by medical technology, or at least kept alive a little longer. |
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