For social scientists, health professionals, and lay readers, Negotiating a Good Death: Euthanasia in the Netherlands is the first inside account of how decisions about euthanasia are made in real-life situations. Documenting two years of observations at a Dutch hospital, this valuable book describes why patients request euthanasia, the social factors that influence doctors' decisions about granting patients' requests, and how patients and doctors confer over peaceful deaths. Through case studies and examples, Negotiating a Good Death will help you understand the issues surrounding euthanasia…mehr
For social scientists, health professionals, and lay readers, Negotiating a Good Death: Euthanasia in the Netherlands is the first inside account of how decisions about euthanasia are made in real-life situations. Documenting two years of observations at a Dutch hospital, this valuable book describes why patients request euthanasia, the social factors that influence doctors' decisions about granting patients' requests, and how patients and doctors confer over peaceful deaths. Through case studies and examples, Negotiating a Good Death will help you understand the issues surrounding euthanasia and how life-ending decisions are made by both doctors and patients. To view an excerpt online, find the book in our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.
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 * Euthanasia * The 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 * Was It Euthanasia or Just Symptom Alleviation? * Chapter 5. Coping with Pressure from the Family * Mrs. Lanser * Mrs. Jones * 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 * The Nursing Records * The 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 * The Ideology of Easy Death * Control and the Negotiation of a Good Death * The Doctors * The Nurses * The Culture of the Ward * Language, Discouse, 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
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 * Euthanasia * The 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 * Was It Euthanasia or Just Symptom Alleviation? * Chapter 5. Coping with Pressure from the Family * Mrs. Lanser * Mrs. Jones * 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 * The Nursing Records * The 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 * The Ideology of Easy Death * Control and the Negotiation of a Good Death * The Doctors * The Nurses * The Culture of the Ward * Language, Discouse, 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
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