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Author:

Colby, William H., 1955-

Title:

Unplugged : reclaiming our right to die in America / William H. Colby.

Publisher:

AMACOM/American Management Association,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xv, 272 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects.
Right to die--Moral and ethical aspects.
Life and death, Power over--Moral and ethical aspects.
Right to Die--ethics--United States.
Euthanasia, Passive--ethics--United States.
Persistent Vegetative State--United States.
Withholding Treatment--ethics--United States.

Notes:

This book is possible through the collaboration of Warren County Philanthropic Partnership, Indianola Public Library and Hospice of Central Iowa. Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-251) and index.

Contents:

Terri Schiavo's private years -- Terri Schiavo's public years -- The autopsy of Terri Schiavo -- The ascent of medical technology -- The law and the right to die -- The case of Nancy Cruzan -- How we die in America today -- Dying on the "Institutional glide path" -- In Terri Schiavo's shoes -- My "living will" -- Feeding tubes : the hardest question -- But I believe in the right to life! -- Special concerns of the disabled community -- Oregon V. Ashcroft/Gonzales and physician-assisted suicide -- Hospice: the hidden jewel -- Where do we go from here?

Summary:

"Based on court records, personal interviews, and a firsthand vantage point, Unplugged chronicles the extraordinary medical advances that allow us to live longer, healthier lives, but can also make it confoundedly difficult to die. Colby discusses current laws and proposed legislation that affect our ability to make end-of-life decisions and provides insights into decisions we may face about elderly family members, including resuscitation, feeding tubes, and dementia. A portrait of the overwhelming pain that often engulfs families confronting end-of-life decisions, his book also offers tips for writing living wills and an overview of hospice care."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

0814401600 (pbk.)
9780814401606 (pbk.)
9780814408827
0814408826

OCLC:

(OCoLC)64770868

LCCN:

2006008004

Locations:

MMPE553 -- Algona Public Library (Algona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

GIPC251 -- De Soto Public Library (De Soto)

N3AX771 -- Drake Law School Library (Des Moines)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)