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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110292| Title: | Maltese law and the end of life |
| Other Titles: | Contemporary issues in medical ethics & law conference : conference proceedings 2012-2015 |
| Authors: | Aquilina, Kevin |
| Authors: | University of Malta. Faculty of Laws University of Malta. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery |
| Keywords: | Terminal care -- Law and legislation -- Malta Homicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta Suicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta Criminal law -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Publisher: | Book Distributors Limited |
| Citation: | Aquilina, K. (2017). Maltese law and the end of life. In K. Aquilina, P. Mallia, & B. Ellul (Eds.), Contemporary issues in medical ethics & law conference: conference proceedings 2012-2015 (pp. 103-107). San Ġwann: Book Distributors Limited. |
| Abstract: | The definition of death: In most cases, there is no difficulty in deciding whether someone is dead or not! But in cases where a patient is in a coma or a similar state, the question becomes tricky. The issue can be of enormous practical significance in relation to organ donation. If a person’s organs are available for donation, they need to be removed at an early stage; but legally they cannot be removed before a person is dead. Doctors in Malta rely on brain-stem death. It is explained that when the brain-stem has died, the person ceases to have any meaningful brain activity. [Excerpt] |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110292 |
| ISBN: | 9789995767440 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacLawMCT |
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