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The law of life and death (Record no. 28783)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20200926121825.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160316s2011 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780674051041 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | nls |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 344.730400 |
| Item number | FOL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Foley Elizabeth Price |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The law of life and death |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harvard University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 304p |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs. 1,428 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Book Description: <br/>HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, United States, 2011. Hardback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. Are you alive? What makes you so sure? Most people believe this question has a clear answer-that some law defines our status as living (or not) for all purposes. But they are dead wrong. In this pioneering study, Elizabeth Price Foley examines the many, and surprisingly ambiguous, legal definitions of what counts as human life and death.Foley reveals that "not being dead" is not necessarily the same as being alive, in the eyes of the law. People, pre-viable fetuses, and post-viable fetuses have different sets of legal rights, which explains the law's seemingly inconsistent approach to stem cell research, in vitro fertilization, frozen embryos, in utero embryos, contraception, abortion, homicide, and wrongful death.In a detailed analysis that is sure to be controversial, Foley shows how the need for more organ transplants and the need to conserve health care resources are exerting steady pressure to expand the legal definition of death. As a result, death is being declared faster than ever before. The "right to die," Foley worries, may be morphing slowly into an obligation to die.Foley's balanced, accessible chapters explore the most contentious legal issues of our time-including cryogenics, feticide, abortion, physician-assisted suicide, brain death, vegetative and minimally conscious states, informed consent, and advance directives-across constitutional, contract, tort, property, and criminal law. Ultimately, she suggests, the inconsistencies and ambiguities in U.S. laws governing life and death may be culturally, and perhaps even psychologically, necessary for an enormous and diverse country like ours |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | 1. Death - Proof & Certification - U S A2. Life & Death - Moral & Ethical Aspects 3. Right To LIfe - Right To Die - Law & Legislation |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| National Law School | National Law School | 30.05.2017 | 1428.00 | 344.7304 FOL | 26262 | 30.05.2017 | 30.05.2017 | BOOKs |
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