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Publication Date: 2005
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Historical and Contemporary Issues in End-of-Life Decisions: Implications for Social Work
Mackelprang, Romel W.; Mackelprang, Romel D.
Social Work, v50 n4 p315-324 2005
End-of-life circumstances have changed dramatically in recent years. In the past century life expectancy has increased by 62 percent and people are living longer with chronic illness. This article discusses evolving health practices and policies in end-of-life decisions. Treatments to prolong life and provide comfort, and interventions that hasten death, are discussed. Recent assisted suicide and euthanasia laws are analyzed and compared. Implications for social work and social work practitioners are addressed.
Descriptors: Social Work, Chronic Illness, Death, Ethics, Educational Gerontology, Policy Analysis, Intervention, Geriatrics, Health, Decision Making, Comparative Analysis
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Language: English
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