| Description |
1 online resource (149 pages) |
| Series |
Garland Studies on the Elderly in America |
|
Garland studies on the elderly in America.
|
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Figures and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter I: Introduction; Purpose of Study; The Primary Issue; Methodology; Chapter II: Early Policy Developments; Hospice Care; Advance Directives: The Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney; The Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Order; Federal Efforts: The Patient Self-Determination Act; The Elderly Population: Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior; One Step Further: Physician Assisted Suicide; Chapter III: Court Responses; Is There A Constitutional Right-to-Die? |
|
The U.S. Supreme Court: Activity And OpinionThe Case Of Elizabeth Bouvia; Other Active Euthanasia Cases; In Pursuit of Legalization; The Ninth and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals; Chapter IV: Policy-making By Default: The Initiative; Timing: When An Idea's Time Has Come; The Initiative: Purpose and Practice; The Default Model; Physician Assisted Suicide: The Default Model Applied; Chapter V: Individual vs. Interest Group Behavior; Elderly Activism and Proposition 161; Senior Attitudes on the Right-to-Die; The Pasadena Senior Center Survey; Findings of the Survey |
|
Chapter IV: Prospects For Self-DeliveranceMaking Strides; International Activities; Future Activity; References; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781317777083 |
|
1317777085 |
|
