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Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Medical Treatment

Date:  
2008
Edition:
3
Publisher: 
Wiley
Place of Publication: 
Hoboken, NJ
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  • An authoritative book on one of the most fundamental and  contentious issues for health care professionals
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  • Fully updated to include provisions of the Mental Capacity Act  (April 2007); the latest policy on advance directives and the  impact of the Human Rights Act on such decisions
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  • Provides guidance on the appointment of welfare attorneys to  make health care decisions once capacity is lost
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  • Discusses recent cases, including Burke, baby MB, and  Wyatt
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  • Written by medical ethics professionals in consultation with  the appropriate medical and legal experts and in agreement with the  General Medical Council's guidelines (Publisher)
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