La vita prima della fine Lo stato vegetativo tra etica, religione e diritto
In recent decades the clinical condition of the permanent vegetative state has raised debates regarding the treatment of those patients who, as a result of brain damage, have irreversibly lost consciousness while biologically continuing to live. The media have also provided ample coverage of celebra...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | Italian |
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Firenze
Firenze University Press
2008
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| Series: | Studi e saggi
72 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | In recent decades the clinical condition of the permanent vegetative state has raised debates regarding the treatment of those patients who, as a result of brain damage, have irreversibly lost consciousness while biologically continuing to live. The media have also provided ample coverage of celebrated cases, such as those of Karen Quinlan, Anthony Bland, Terry Schiavo and Eluana Englaro. Behind these names are the stories of individuals, moral dilemmas that incite reflection and throw down challenges to the law. This book contains essays by experts in various disciplinary areas - philosophy, religion and law - and is designed to offer a contribution to the debate, so as to clarify which instruments can best protect human rights and dignity even in borderline clinical situations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (188 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-88-8453-748-5 9788884537485 9788855188654 9788864532073 9788884537478 |
| Access: | Open Access |