This volume provides a critical introduction to contemporary attempts to base nursing ethics on a feminine ethics of care. This book examines the philosophical and practical aspects of what has come to be known as the justice versus care' debate. The care' approach, it argues, is dangerous and may perpetuate the moral disenfranchisement of women and nurses. In advancing a conception of just caring', the book suggests a decision-making framework in which nurses play a central role. In such a framework the terminally ill would not only be able to refuse treatment, but would also be able to receive direct help in dying. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.