Includes bibliographical references (pages [183]-197) and index.
Contents:
Judging law and ethics at the limits of life -- Law at the limits of life : children, welfare and best interests -- Law at the limits of life : adults, incapacity and precedent autonomy -- The limits of law at the limits of life : to treat or not to treat? -- Calculating the value of life at the limits of life -- A case for compromise at the limits of life -- Crafting compromise: courts or clinical ethics committees? -- Committees, courts and compromise at the limits at the life.
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