Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. One Introduction 1
5. PART ONE: THE APPROACH OF USING GENERALLY VALID RULES
6. Two The Importance of Generally Valid Rules in Implementing Moral Principle 9
7. Three The Absence of a Moral Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide 24
8. Four The Distinction between Treatment Withdrawal and Assisted Suicide as a Generally Valid Way to Distinguish between Morally Justified and Morally Unjustified Deaths 53
9. PART TWO: AVOIDING PERVERSE INCENTIVES
10. Five The Implications for Practice of a Policy's Perverse Incentives 81
11. Six Underlying Moral Principle Permits a Limited Legal Obligation for Pregnant Women to Accept Life-Saving Treatment for Their Fetuses 91
12. Seven The Problems with a Legal Duty for Pregnant Women Because of Perverse Incentives 113
13. PART THREE: THE "TRAGIC CHOICES" MODEL
14. Eight Avoiding Explicit Trade-offs through Implicit Choices 121
15. Nine Limitations of the "Futility" Concept in Medical Treatment Decisions 132
16. Ten Futility as a Way to Make "Tragic Choices" 153
17. Conclusion 167
18. Notes 171
19. Index 225