The sanctity-of-life doctrine in medicine : a critique /

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Author / Creator:Kuhse, Helga
Imprint:Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Description:x, 235 p. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/866629
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ISBN:0198249438
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [221]-230.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Sanctity-of-Life Doctrine and Ethical Consistency
  • 2. Causing Death and Not Prolonging Life
  • 3. The Intentional Termination of Life and the Principle of Double Effect
  • 4. Extraordinary Lives--Not Extraordinary Means
  • 5. Conclusion: From` Sanctity-of-Life' to`Quality-of-Life'