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1 online resource |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; Table of Contents; Preface. Euthanasia in the Netherlands: Twenty-Five Years of Debate; The Present Study; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Death and the Anthropologist: On the Problem of Studying Euthanasia; The End: The Death of David; Emotion and the Anthropology of Death; Participant Observation; Performative Ethnography; Chapter 2. Euthanasia According to the Rules; The Endoscopy Room; The Attending Physician; Mrs. Kees; The Son; The Psychologist; The Second Opinion; Dr. Van Ham; The Head Nurse; The Daughter |
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EuthanasiaThe Coroner; The Anesthetist; The Euthanasia Request; The Participants; Did She Really Want to Die?; The Rules of Due Care; On the Role of the Researcher Once More; Chapter 3. Where the Responsibility Lies; Mrs. Van Nelle; She Wants Euthanasia, but She is Afraid to Take the Responsibility; Increasing the Morphine; Was She Suffering Unbearably?; Did She Really Want to Die?; Dr. Glas's Intention; Assuming Responsibility; Chapter 4. The Line Between Euthanasia and Symptom Alleviation; Mr. Strasser's Denial; The Reversal; Gerrit Knol's Interpretation; Dr. Schuyt's Interpretation |
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Was It Euthanasia or Just Symptom Alleviation?Chapter 5. Coping with Pressure from the Family; Mrs. Lanser; Mrs. Jonas; The Euthanasia Requests, the Relatives, and the Conservative Option; Chapter 6. A Reflexive Intermezzo; Dialogue; The Doctors' Discussion; Themes; Chapter 7. Turning Off Mr. Joost's Respirator; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; The Joost Family; Shifting the Boundary; Turning Off the Respirator; What the Nurses Said, and What They Meant; Doubt, Uncertainty, and Hesitation; Chapter 8. When Doctors Refuse a Euthanasia Request; Mr. Oosten's Euthanasia Request; Mr. Oosten's Death |
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The Nursing RecordsThe Doctors' Interpretations; When Is Euthanasia Negotiable?; Euthanasia and Alleviation; Chapter 9. The Negotiation Process; Prerounds Discussion on the AIDS Ward; Background of the Euthanasia Request; The Request; Bryan Mayflower; The Request Considered; Preparations; The Mystery; Dr. Edelman and the AIDS Patients; Was It the Right Decision?; Chapter 10. Unreported Euthanasia; Uncle Max's Story; Increasing the Morphine; Euthanasia; Where Was the Specialist? Dr. Schuyt's Explanation; The Reason Why; Chapter 11. The Social Context of Euthanasia; The Patients; The Relatives |
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The Ideology of Easy DeathControl and the Negotiation of a Good Death; The Doctors; The Nurses; The Culture of the Ward; Language, Discourse, and Communication; Chapter 12. What Is Euthanasia?; Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide; Euthanasia and Symptom Alleviation; Euthanasia and the Withdrawal or Nonimplementation of Life-Prolonging Treatment; Euthanasia As Cultural Construct; Appendix: Euthanasia Declaration; Notes; References; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 21, 2016) |
| Subject |
Assisted suicide -- Netherlands
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Euthanasia -- Netherlands
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Assisted suicide
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Euthanasia
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Netherlands
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317789109 |
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1317789105 |
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