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dc.contributor.author | Aquilina, Kevin | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-01T06:57:09Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-06-01T06:57:09Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.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. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9789995767440 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/110292 | - |
dc.description.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] | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Book Distributors Limited | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Terminal care -- Law and legislation -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Homicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Suicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Criminal law -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Maltese law and the end of life | en_GB |
dc.title.alternative | Contemporary issues in medical ethics & law conference : conference proceedings 2012-2015 | en_GB |
dc.type | bookPart | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.contributor.corpauthor | University of Malta. Faculty of Laws | en_GB |
dc.contributor.corpauthor | University of Malta. Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacLawMCT |
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