When Life Ends: Legal Overviews, Medicolegal Forms, and Hospital Policies

( None of the literature in the field of terminal care pr...)

None of the literature in the field of terminal care provides a full treatment of the laws, documents, and policies relating to the difficult issues arising at the end of life. When Life Ends was written to fill this gap by an attorney who serves on the bioethics committee of a large public hospital. It is an invaluable resource and practical tool for physicians, nurses, medical staffs, legal professionals, hospital administrators, and hospital bioethics committees because it provides: 1) in-depth legal commentaries on the refusal of life-sustaining treatment, advance directives, surrogate decision making, and the Patient Self-Determination Act; 2) more than 70 medical and legal documents to be used in connection with end of life decisions; and 3) hospital policies and procedures to suggest guidelines to hospital bioethics committees as they carry out their functions of developing policies and procedures to address end of life legal and ethical issues.

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The Aristocracy of the Dead: New Findings in Postmortem Survival

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(Dying and Death in Law and Medicine: Forensic Primer for Health and Legal Professionals ) Author: Arthur S. Berger Jan-1993

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Perspectives on Death and Dying: Cross-Cultural and Multi-Disciplinary Views

(Book by Berger, Arthur, Perry, Michael)

Book by Berger, Arthur, Perry, Michael

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Evidence of Life After Death: A Casebook for the Tough-Minded

(Is there life after death?  Science says there is not. Bu...)

Is there life after death?  Science says there is not. But what about those constant reports of paranormal phenomena supposedly proving life after death, such as near-death experiences that give people glimpses of another world? We must understand that not all paranormal phenomena, whether the near-death experience, messages from the dead, apparitions or other kinds, are evidence of an afterlife.  Arthur S. Berger's aim, as symbolized by the book cover picture of Auguste Rodin's The Thinker as he sits in deep contemplation, is to encourage us to think critically about these phenomena. A veteran researcher, Berger shows us the right questions to ask and the possible explanations to consider. His book is aimed at the "tough-minded" reader who is open-minded and wants to form balanced judgments based on facts, reasoning and consideration of explanations pro and con. Berger presents 30 different cases that illustrate a variety of the mental, mediumistic and physical phenomena claimed as "proof" of life after death. Following each case, notes encourage readers to think critically about the case because they offer arguments and counterarguments,  some that interpret the case in favor of life after death, some that interpret the facts in an another way, perhaps showing fraud or ESP, for example. Readers are called upon to consider the facts, evaluate which explanation best accounts for all of them, and arrive at a balanced judgment. Is the evidence convincing enough to support a belief in life after death? A separate chapter is devoted to the distinction between evidence and proof. The book also discusses what the standard of proof should be. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research said, "this book is one to recommend...a valuable one ...as an introduction to the art of thinking critically about anomalous phenomena, it should serve many readers very well." The Journal of Parapsychology said "Berger takes pains to show the whole range of laypersons' reports, from the very weak and ridiculous to the best classics in the literature. This is useful for the lay-reader, who needs to realize the degree to which misconceptions exist amid the well-intentioned reports...Berger's book serves a useful purpose." Michael E. Tymn, Editor of the Journal of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies and noted authority on research into life after death, described the book as "a very informative and interesting read."

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Dying and Death in Law and Medicine: A Forensic Primer for Health and Legal Professionals

( While health professionals may be adequately informed a...)

While health professionals may be adequately informed about the legal aspects of many specialized areas of medicine and nursing, they may not totally understand the law applicable to cases of dying patients, or even the legal definition of death itself. In the wake of advances in medical technology, recent court decisions on the right to die, the enactment of natural death and brain death statutes, advance directives and living wills, and growing use of organ transplantation, there has been widespread concern about the legal and ethical issues surrounding these subjects. This book, written by a lawyer-thanatologist, will satisfy these needs. It is the first work to bring together case and statutory law applicable to dying patients, the right to die, advance directives, brain death, and organ transplantation, thus formulating a law of dying and death. It is also unique as a self-help law finder. Although occasions that require consultation with a lawyer will arise, this work gives health professionals practical guidance on where and how to find legal materials on these issues. This book should also prove immensely useful in summarizing the law concerning dying and death for professional legal counsel. Medical decisions and issues that once were the sole province of doctors, hospitals, patients, and families have become matters of increasing judicial and legislative attention.

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Fear of the Unknown: Enlightened Aid-in-Dying

( How do doctors and nurses communicate with frightened p...)

How do doctors and nurses communicate with frightened patients who are dying, address the needs and concerns of the patients, and help the patients arrive at an acceptance of death? This work deals with the relationship that the health care team has with the dying and how well that team is prepared to address the fears of the dying. In addition, the health care team must learn to deal with their own emotions and ignorance concerning death. This work should be of interest to those professions that deal closely with dying people.

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