Death Is That Man Taking Names: Intersections of American Medicine, Law, and Culture

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DEATH IS THAT MAN TAKING NAMES california/milbank books on health and the public 1. The Corporate Practice of Medicine: Competition and Innovation in Health Care, by James C. Robinson 2. Experiencing Politics: A Legislator’s Stories of Government and Health, by John E. McDonough 3. Public Health Law: Power, Duty, Restraint, by Lawrence O. Gostin 4. Public Health Law and Ethics: A Reader, edited by Lawrence O. Gostin 5. Big Doctoring: Primary Care in America, by Fitzhugh Mullan 6. Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution, by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner 7. Death Is That Man Taking Names: Intersections of American Medicine, Law, and Culture, by Robert A. Burt 8. When Walking Fails: Addressing Mobility Problems of Adults with Chronic Conditions, by Lisa I. Iezzoni DEATH IS THAT MAN TAKING NAMES I N T E R S E CT I O N S O F A M E R I C A N M E D I C I N E , L A W , A N D C U LT U R E ROBERT A. BURT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS . Berkeley . Los Angeles . London THE MILBANK MEMORIAL FUND . New York The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed national foundation that engages in nonpartisan analysis, study, research, and communication on significant issues in health policy. In the Fund’s own publications, in reports or books it publishes with other organizations, and in articles it commissions for publication by other organizations, the Fund endeavors to maintain the highest standards for accuracy and fairness. Statements by individual authors, however, do not necessarily reflect opinions or factual determinations of the Fund. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2002 by the Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burt, Robert A. Death is that man taking names : intersections of American medicine, law, and culture / Robert A. Burt. p. cm. — (California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 7) Includes index. isbn 0-520-23282-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Death. 2. Terminal care—United States. 3. Death—Social aspects—United States. [DNLM: 1. Attitude to Death—United States. 2. Death—United States. 3. Jurisprudence—United States. 4. Right to die—United States. bf 789.d4 b973d 2002]. I. Title. II. Series. r726.8 .b875 2002 306.9—dc21 2001007071 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication is both acid-free and totally chlorinefree (TCF). It meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.481992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper).䊊 ⬁ There’s a man going round taking names. There’s a man going round taking names. He has taken my father’s name, And he’s left my heart in pain. There’s a man going round taking names. Death is that man taking names. Death is that man taking names. He has taken my mother’s name, And he’s left my heart in pain. Death is that man taking names. There’s a man going round taking names. There’s a man going round taking names. He has taken my brother’s name, And he’s left my heart in pain. There’s a man going round taking names. Traditional Spiritual This page intentionally left blank ...