Books by Peter A. Clark

Medical and ethical decision concerning treatment for handicapped newborns have always been difficult. Despite technological advances, parents and health-care professionals still search for criteria that will address treatment categories from an ethical standpoint.

End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. This book examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family members, and health care professionals, including physiology, consciousness, the definition of death, and the distinction between extraordinary and ordinary means.