Title Death, religion and law : a guide for clinicians / Peter Hutton, Ravi Mahajan, Allan Kellehear

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019

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Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: Belief systems in society and human history: interpretations of the mysteries of life and death -- Chapter 1: Introduction to death and religion in society -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Faith, why people believe and the need for tolerance -- Notes -- Chapter 3: The characteristics of a religion or belief system -- What is a religion? -- The distinctive features of a religion -- The interpretation of religious texts -- The characteristics of a supreme being -- The problem of evil -- Notes -- Chapter 4: The range of belief paradigms -- Introduction -- Polytheism -- Animism -- Monotheism -- Pantheism -- Deism -- Dualism -- Summary -- Notes -- Chapter 5: What happens when we die? -- Concepts surrounding death -- The meaning of death -- Approaches to death: messages from literature -- Scepticism, exploitation and belief in an afterlife -- Notes -- Chapter 6: The soul: what is it -- where is it -- and does it exist? -- What do we mean by a soul? -- Arguments for and against the existence of a soul -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Chapter 7: What does death mean to patients and their relatives? -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Near-death experiences, deathbed visions and visions of the bereaved -- Notes -- Chapter 9: The entanglement of religion, ethics and societal development -- Cultural entanglements -- Reinforcement and recruitment: rites and societal interventions -- Religion, politics and the law -- Notes -- Chapter 10: The uses and abuses of religions -- The uses of religions -- The abuses of religions -- Notes -- PART II: Managing death in different faiths and doctrines -- Chapter 11: An introduction to religions and belief systems -- Basic concepts -- Chinese and Japanese beliefs Religions of the Indian subcontinent -- Religions of the Middle East -- Secular ethics and new faiths -- Summary -- Appendix 11.1 Approximate timeline of religions described in this text -- Note -- Chapter 12: The landscape of religions worldwide and in the UK -- The distribution of religions across the world -- More recent general estimates and future projections -- Demographics of religion in the UK -- Demographics of religion among the health service workforce in the UK -- Notes -- Chapter 13: The Baha'i faith -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 14: Buddhism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 15: Chinese religions -- Description of the religions/philosophies -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 16: Christianity -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 17: Hinduism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 18: Islam -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 19: Jainism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 20: Judaism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 21: Rastafarianism Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 22: Secular philosophies and other belief systems -- Description of secular philosophies and other belief systems -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 23: Shintoism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 24: Sikhism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- Chapter 25: Zoroastrianism -- Description of the religion -- Care of the dying -- Management of death -- Autopsy and organ transplantation -- Further reading -- Notes -- PART III: Legal aspects of death in the UK -- Chapter 26: Life and death as biological and legal constructs -- Introduction -- What is life? -- What is death? -- The diagnosis of death -- Notes -- Chapter 27: Medico-legal issues at the end of life -- Introduction -- Confidentiality -- Consent -- The doctrine of double effect -- Advance directives and powers of attorney -- Euthanasia -- Suicide -- Elective ventilation of potential organ donors -- Persistent vegetative state -- Unnatural death -- Appendix 27.1 Model consent form from the Human Tissue Authority -- Notes -- Chapter 28: The responses of professionals and relatives around death -- Introduction -- The health professionals' role -- The relatives' tasks, bereavement and grief -- The funeral director's role -- Notes -- Chapter 29: Medical certification of the cause of death (MCCD) -- Introduction -- Why the MCCD matters -- Procedure and description of the forms -- Filling in an MCCD -- Notes -- Chapter 30: The registration of death Introduction -- The process of registration -- The informant -- Appendix 30.1 Typical guidance to relatives available in the public domain -- Note -- Chapter 31: Coroners and autopsies -- Introduction -- What is a coroner and what does the coroner do? -- Referral of a death to the coroner -- The coronial autopsy -- Coronial inquests and 'verdicts' or 'findings' -- The forensic autopsy -- Retention of tissues -- Notes -- Chapter 32: The body after death -- Introduction -- Changes to the body after death -- Identification and external examination of a dead body -- Removal of implanted items -- Control of infection and other hazards -- Notes -- Chapter 33: Disposal of the body -- Introduction -- Permission to dispose of the body -- Disposal by burial -- Disposal by cremation -- Other forms of disposal -- Notes -- Chapter 34: Life support, brain death and transplantation -- Introduction -- The diagnosis of brain-stem death -- What is life support? -- The non-heart-beating donor -- Consent for organ and tissue donation -- Involvement of the coroner -- Notes -- Chapter 35: Performing last offices -- Introduction -- When not to perform last offices -- Procedure for 'routine deaths' -- Chapter 36: Less common circumstances -- Introduction -- Missing persons -- Exporting a body overseas -- Major disasters -- Exhumation -- Notes -- Chapter 37: Deaths in Northern Ireland and Scotland -- Introduction -- Deaths in Northern Ireland -- Deaths in Scotland -- Notes -- Chapter 38: Future changes in England and Wales -- Introduction -- Problems with the existing arrangements -- The Medical Examiner system -- Notes -- Index Summary This practical guide summarizes the principles of working with dying patients and their families as influenced by the commoner world religions and secular philosophies. It also outlines the main legal requirements to be followed by those who care for the dying following the death of the patient. The first part of the book provides a reflective introduction to the general influences of world religions on matters to do with dying, death and grief. It considers the sometimes conflicting relationships between ethics, religion, culture and personal philosophies and how these differences impact on individual cases of dying, death and loss. The second part describes the general customs and beliefs of the major religions that are encountered in hospitals, hospices, care homes and home care settings. It also includes discussion of non-religious spirituality, humanism, agnosticism and atheism. The final part outlines key socio-legal aspects of death across the UK. Death, Religion and Law provides key knowledge, discussion and reflection for dealing with the diversity of the everyday care of dying and death in different religious, secular and cultural contexts. It is an important reference for practitioners working with dying patients, their families and the bereaved Notes Peter Hutton was Professor of Anaesthesia at Birmingham University, an Honorary Consultant at University Hospital Birmingham and a Medical Examiner. He is now a non-Executive Director of the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Ravi Mahajan is Professor of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at Nottingham University, UK. Allan Kellehear is 50th Anniversary Professor (End of Life Care), Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, UK Print version record Subject Death -- Religious aspects. Terminal care. Terminal care -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain Hospice care. Death -- Psychological aspects. Medicine -- Religious aspects. Attitude to Death Religion and Medicine Terminal Care -- ethics Jurisprudence Hospice Care Terminal Care MEDICAL -- Physician & Patient. MEDICAL -- Nursing -- General. MEDICAL -- Geriatrics. Medicine -- Religious aspects Hospice care Death -- Psychological aspects Death -- Religious aspects Terminal care Terminal care -- Law and legislation SUBJECT United Kingdom Subject Great Britain Form Electronic book Author Mahajan, Ravi P., author. Kellehear, Allan, 1955- author. ISBN 9780429489730 0429489730 9780429952784 0429952783 9780429952777 0429952775 0429952791 9780429952791

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