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008			160205s2016 dcu ob 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781626163560 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	1	0	_aRA1063 _b.D445 2016
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aVeatch, Robert M., _e1
245	1	0	_aDefining death : _bthe case for choice / _cby Robert M. Veatch, Lainie Friedman Ross.
260			_aWashington, DC : _bGeorgetown University Press, _c(c)2016.
300			_a1 online resource.
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505	0	0	_aDefining death : an introduction -- _tThe emergence of the controversy -- _tGroups of definitions -- _tThe emergence of a uniform brain-oriented definition -- _tIrreversible vs. permanent loss of function -- _tDefining death and transplanting organs -- _tThe structure of the book -- _tThe dead donor rule and the concept of death -- _tThe dead donor rule -- _tCandidates for a concept of "death" -- _tThe public policy question -- _tThe whole-brain concept of death -- _tThe case for the whole-brain concept -- _tCriteria for the destruction of all brain functions -- _tProblems with the whole-brain definition : case reports -- _tProblems with the whole-brain definition : the alternatives -- _tThe circulatory, or somatic, concept of death -- _tMeasurements of death -- _tCirculatory death and organ procurement -- _tThe DCD protocols -- _tShewmon's somatic concept -- _tThe two definitions of the US President's Council on Bioethics -- _tThe higher-brain concept of death -- _tWhich brain functions are critical? -- _tAltered states of consciousness : a continuum -- _tMeasuring loss of higher-brain function -- _tAncillary tests -- _tThe legal status of death -- _tThe conscience clause : how much individual choice can our society tolerate in defining death? -- _tThe present state of the law -- _tConcepts, criteria, and the role of value pluralism -- _tExplicit patient choice, substituted judgment, and best interest -- _tLimits on the range of discretion -- _tThe problem of order : objections to a conscience clause -- _tImplementation of a conscience clause -- _tConclusion -- _tCrafting a new definition of death law -- _tIncorporating the higher-brain notion -- _tThe conscience clause -- _tClarification of the concept of "irreversibility" -- _tA proposed new definition of death for public policy purposes.
520	0		_aFor most of human history there was little question about whether someone was dead or alive--a heartbeat or a pulse, or a foggy mirror under the nostrils, provided sufficient evidence. But in the mid-20th century, with new technologies and medical interventions that prolonged the dying process, the questions around the precise moment of death became much more complicated. Today the global medical community recognizes three general definitions of death: whole-brain, circulatory or somatic, and higher-brain. But even in the United States alone no single concept of death has the support of the majority of its citizens. Despite attempts to create and establish a uniform definition of death, physicians and policymakers continue to disagree on criteria and standards--resulting in confusion and acrimony in medicine, law, and insurance, not to mention families gathered around the bedside of a dying loved one. In this brief introduction Veatch and Ross lay out the history of this contentious issue and describe the three major definitions of death in detail. They contend that choosing a particular definition of death reflects an individual's basic religious and philosophical beliefs about what is essential to human existence. So while they propose higher-brain death as a default policy, they argue for some degree of personal choice.
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650		0	_aDeath.
650		0	_aBrain death.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
700	1		_aRoss, Lainie Friedman, _e1
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1364236&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell