The Rights of Patients (2^nd Ed., 2nd ed. 1992. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1992)
The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights

George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: ? hospital organization ? hospital rules ? emergency treatment ? admission and discharge ? the patient rights movement ? informed consent ? surgery ? obstetrical care ? human experimentation and research ? privacy and confidentiality ? care of the dying ? death, autopsy, and organ donation ? medical malpractice.

I. The Patient Rights Movement.- II. How Hospitals Are Organized.- III. Rules Hospitals Must Follow.- IV. Emergency Medicine.- V. Admission and Discharge.- VI. Informed Consent.- VII. Surgery.- VIII. Pregnancy and Birth.- IX. Human Experimentation and Research.- X. Medical Records.- XI. Privacy and Confidentiality.- XII. Care of the Dying.- XIII. Death, Organ Donation, and Autopsy.- XIV. Medical Malpractice.- XV. The Patient Rights Advocate.- A Other Resources.- B. Patient Bill of Rights Act.- C. Sample Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney.- D. Right to Refuse Treatment Act.- E. How to Use Law and Medical Libraries.