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The law of life and death / Elizabeth Price Foley.

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  • ISBN: 9780674051041 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0674051041 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 304 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-296) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Statutory and common law life -- Constitutional life -- Cardiopulmonary death -- Brain death -- Constitutional death -- Not dead yet -- Unbeing dead isn't being alive.
Subject: Death > Proof and certification > United States.
Life and death, Power over > Moral and ethical aspects.
Life and death, Power over > Decision making.
Right to life > United States.
Right to die > Law and legislation > United States.
Euthanasia > Law and legislation > United States.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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The Law of Life and Death
The Law of Life and Death
by Foley, Elizabeth Price
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Table of Contents

The Law of Life and Death

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionp. 1
1Statutory and Common Law Lifep. 7
2Constitutional Lifep. 57
3Cardiopulmonary Deathp. 85
4Brain Deathp. 113
5Constitutional Deathp. 152
6Not Dead Yetp. 200
7Unbeing Dead Isn't Being Alivep. 246
Notesp. 259
Acknowledgmentsp. 297
Indexp. 299

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