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Although the laws of informed consent favor a patient's right of preference, serious legal issues are raised whenever the decision is made to withhold or withdraw medical treatment by someone other than the patient. This new edition discusses the legal issues involved every time these decisions must be made, & gives you a detailed analysis of the reported cases & statutes. You'll examine the new developments in assisted suicide & mercy killing; the liability issues regarding the decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment; the non-legal developments in right-to-die issues; & the statutory changes in right-to-die laws.Meisel, Alan is the author of 'Right to Die', published 1995 under ISBN 9780471046820 and ISBN 0471046825.
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