The Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life

by Bruce Jennings, Nancy Berlinger, Susan M Wolf

Book Overview

This major new work updates and significantly expands The Hastings Center's 1987 Guidelines on the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care of the Dying. Like its predecessor, this second edition will shape the ethical and legal framework for decision-making on treatment and end-of-life care in the United States.
This groundbreaking work incorporates 25 years of research and innovation in clinical care, law, and policy. It is written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199974551
• ISBN13: 9780199974559
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"