Defining Death Audiobook by Lainie F. Ross

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Listen to full audiobook for free : https://audiobookzap.com/free Title: Defining Death Subtitle: The Case for Choice Categories: Disease, Health, Health Care, Medical Ethic Author: Lainie F. Ross Narrator: Leon Nixon Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Release date: 03-28-2017 Language: English Summary: New technologies and medical treatments have complicated questions such as how to determine the moment when someone has died. The result is a failure to establish consensus on the definition of death and the criteria by which the moment of death is determined. This creates confusion and disagreement not only among medical, legal, and insurance professionals but also within families faced with difficult decisions concerning their loved ones. Distinguished bioethicists Robert M. Veatch and Lainie F. Ross argue that the definition of death is not a scientific question but a social one rooted in religious, philosophical, or social beliefs. Drawing on history and recent court cases, the authors detail three potential definitions of death - the whole-brain concept; the circulatory, or somatic, concept; and the higher-brain concept. Because no one definition of death commands majority support, it creates a major public policy problem. The authors cede that society needs a default definition to proceed in certain cases, like those involving organ transplantation. But they also argue the decision-making process must give individuals the space to choose among plausible definitions of death according to personal beliefs.

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