This book brings together clinicians, ethicists and lawyers to put the practice of continuous sedation under a critical spotlight. Editor(s): Sterckx, Sigrid; Raus, Kasper; Mortier, Freddy. Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: MBDC; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446. . 2016. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .

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Title: Cambridge Bioethics and Law: Continuous Sedation at the End of Life: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2016
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1316618633
ISBN 13: 9781316618639
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Continuous sedation until death (sometimes referred to as terminal sedation or palliative sedation) is an increasingly common practice in end-of-life care. However, it raises numerous medical, ethical, emotional and legal concerns, such as the reducing or removing of consciousness (and thus potentially causing 'subjective death'), the withholding of artificial nutrition and hydration, the proportionality of the sedation to the symptoms, its adequacy in actually relieving symptoms rather than simply giving onlookers the impression that the patient is undergoing a painless 'natural' death, and the perception that it may be functionally equivalent to euthanasia. This book brings together contributions from clinicians, ethicists, lawyers and social scientists, and discusses guidelines as well as clinical, emotional and legal aspects of the practice. The chapters shine a critical spotlight on areas of concern and on the validity of the justifications given for the practice, including in particular the doctrine of double effect.

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Sigrid Sterckx is a Professor of Ethics at Ghent University and at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium.

Kasper Raus is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium.

Freddy Mortier is a Professor of Ethics at Ghent University, Belgium.

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