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BL
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1000869
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b755239
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| Main Entry
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Colby, William H.,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Unplugged : : reclaiming our right to die in America /\ William H. Colby.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: AMACOM/American Management Association,, ©2006.
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xv, 272 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0814401600
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: 0814408826
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: 7808144401
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: 7808144401606
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: 9780814401606
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: 9780814408827
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: 9787808144402
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and index.
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| Contents
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Terri Schiavo's private years, public years, and autopsy -- The ascent of medical technology -- The law and the right to die -- The case of Nancy Cruzan -- How we die in America today -- Institutional glide path -- Living will -- Feeding tubes -- Right to life -- Concerns of the disabled -- Oregon V. Ashcroft/Gonzales and physician-assisted suicide -- Hospice: the hidden jewel -- Where do we go from here?
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| Abstract
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"Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, Unplugged chronicles the extraordinary medical advances that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, but can also make it confoundedly difficult to die. Colby discusses current laws and proposed legislation that affect our ability to make end-of-life decisions and provides insights into decisions we may face about elderly family members, including resuscitation, feeding tubes, and dementia. A portrait of the overwhelming pain that often engulfs families confronting end-of-life decisions, his book also offers tips for writing living wills and an overview of hospice care."--Jacket.
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Life and death, Power over-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to die-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Terminal care-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Droit à la mort-- Aspect moral.
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Pouvoir sur la vie et la mort-- Aspect moral.
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Soins en phase terminale-- Aspect moral.
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Intensivmedizin
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Life and death, Power over-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medizinische Ethik
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Protest
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Right to die-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Terminal care-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to Die-- ethics.
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Euthanasie.
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Euthanasia, Passive-- ethics.
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Persistent Vegetative State.
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Withholding Treatment-- ethics.
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Cruzan v. Director, Missiouri Department of Health.
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Gonzales v. Oregon.
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In re Guardianship of Schiavo.
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In re Quinlan.
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United States.
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USA.
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Verenigde Staten.
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| Dewey Classification
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179.7
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| LC Classification
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R726.C637 2006
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| NLM classification
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W 85.5C686u 2006
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44.02bcl
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