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Living Wills

Host Gerald Deas, M.D. of Health Center, a sponsored cable program by the State University of New York Downtown Medical Center, discusses the topic of Living Wills with Vincent S. Wong, Esq. Vincen... 

 

Keywords

  • Living Wills
  • Right to Die
  • Advance Directives
 

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Encyclopedia of bioethics
Vol 1 & 2

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Encyclopedia of family life

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National Survey of State Laws

 
 

Definition

“A statement prepared at a time when the individual was well.  It attests to the wish that heroic measurements such as use of life-support devices not be used to prolong life when it is obvious that such actions will not permit recovery from the condition.” (Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary)

 

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  • Are living wills another form of euthanasia?
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  • What if my doctor or health-care provider refuses to follow the directions in my living will?
  • Is a living will effective when pregnant?
  • How has Terri Schiavo's situation increased awareness of living wills?
 

Reference Books

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Coping with Death
Call Number: REF BF 789 .D4 C665 2003

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Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Call Number: REF RD 17 .G34 2003

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Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights & Liberties
Call Number: REF KF 4748 .E53 2006

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Macmillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying
Call Number: REF HQ 1073 .M33 2003
"Advance Directives"

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Magill’s Health Issues
Call Number: REF RA 425 .H39 200

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Encyclopedia of death and the human experience
Call Number: REF HQ1073 .E544 2009

 
 

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