Legislating Medical Ethics

R. B. Baker

ISBN 10: 0792329953 / ISBN 13: 9780792329954

Edité par Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 1995, 1995

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Can medical ethics be legislated Can a complex bioethical question be definitively answered through legislation In July 1987 the New York State legislature experimented with legislating medical ethics by amending the state's public health law to regulate `Do Not Resuscitate' orders. The consequent law was complex and remains controversial. This volume reviews both the background bioethical debates and the elements of the public policy making process that are essential to understanding New York's experience with the DNR law. It features debates between leading exponents and critics of the law; case studies that examine the impact of New York's DNR law on clinicians, hospitals and patients; and a review of all empirical studies of the law by their lead authors. Appended to the volume is the New York State DNR law and a comprehensive set of background documents.The co-editors, Robert Baker and Martin A. Strosberg, are both professors at Union College, Schenectady, New York. They have collaborated on many projects including, Rationing America's Medical Care: The Oregon Plan and Beyond (Brookings, 1992).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 492 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Legislating Medical Ethics
• Éditeur: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Apr 1995
• Date de parution: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0792329953
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780792329954
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 235 L x 157 H x 31 P (en millimètres) 235 millimètres de largeur par 157 millimètres de hauteur par 31 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 859 grammes

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Can medical ethics be legislated? Can a complex bioethical question be definitively answered through legislation? In July 1987 the New York State legislature experimented with legislating medical ethics by amending the state's public health law to regulate `Do Not Resuscitate' orders. The consequent law was complex and remains controversial. This volume reviews both the background bioethical debates and the elements of the public policy making process that are essential to understanding New York's experience with the DNR law. It features debates between leading exponents and critics of the law; case studies that examine the impact of New York's DNR law on clinicians, hospitals and patients; and a review of all empirical studies of the law by their lead authors. Appended to the volume is the New York State DNR law and a comprehensive set of background documents.
The co-editors, Robert Baker and Martin A. Strosberg, are both professors at Union College, Schenectady, New York. They have collaborated on many projects including, Rationing America's Medical Care: The Oregon Plan and Beyond (Brookings, 1992).