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" Death's dominion : "
Simon Woods.
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BL
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723604
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b543319
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Simon Woods.
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Death's dominion : : ethics at the end of life\ Simon Woods.
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, England ; New York: Open University Press, 2007
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Facing death.
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(xiv, 178 pages).
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0335230407
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: 1281129895
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: 9780335230402
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: 9781281129895
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Acknowledgements --;Preface --;Introduction --;1. Ethics --;2. Good life, good death --;3. Palliative care : history and values --;4. Ethics in palliative care : autonomy and respect for persons --;5. Respect for persons : a framework for palliative care --;6. Terminal sedation --;7. Assisted dying --;8. Concluding thoughts --;Bibliography --;Index.
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Drawing on a philosophical framework, the author explores end-of-life issues in order to reflect on the nature of the good death and how this may be achieved.
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Medical ethics.
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Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to die.
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R726.S566 2007
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Simon Woods
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