Making Health Care Decisions without a Prognosis: Life in a Brain Trauma Unit

When the author's daughter was hit by a car and remained unconscious for over seven months, she found that there were certain factors where traditional ethical theory was not sufficiently nuanced to guide her practical decision making in regard to her daughter's health care. This article c...

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Main Author: Martone, Marilyn (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Society of Christian Ethics 2000
In: The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 20, Pages: 309-327
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