Quality of Life: The Contested Rhetoric of Resource Allocation and End-of-Life Decision Making  

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Nantais, David ; Kuczewski, Mark

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy vol. 29 no. 6 (Dec. 2004), page 651-664.
Topik: Bioethics; Disability; Quality of Life; Resource Allocation; Rhetoric; Substituted Judgment
Fulltext: MM80V29N6P651.pdf (61.89KB)

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: MM80.14 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The term “quality of life” has a long history in the bioethics literature. It is usually used in one of two contexts: in resource allocation discussions in the hope of arriving at an objective measure of the worth of an intervention; and in end-of-life discussions as a concept that can justify the forgoing of life-sustaining treatment. In both contexts, the term has valid uses as it is meant to measure the efficacy of a treatment. However, the term has the unfortunate rhetorical problem that it often seems to be a judgment on the life of a human being. As such, it is highly inflammatory. We suggest that a return to a rhetoric that suggests a judgment on the treatment rather than the person is needed.

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