Life on the Line: Ethics, Aging, Ending Patients' Lives, and Allocating Vital Resources
John F. Kilner explores the ethical challenges surrounding aging, end-of-life care, decisions about ending patients’ lives, and the allocation of vital medical resources. The book offers a focused examination of difficult questions in medicine, helping readers consider the values and responsibilities involved in life-and-death choices.
About This Book
Life on the Line examines ethical questions related to aging and the care of patients nearing the end of life.
John F. Kilner considers the moral issues involved in ending patients’ lives and making difficult decisions about medical treatment.
The book also addresses how vital resources should be allocated when healthcare needs exceed what is available.
It offers a focused discussion of life-and-death choices in medicine and the values that shape them.
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