Easeful Death : Is There a Case for Assisted Dying?.

Easeful Death : Is There a Case for Assisted Dying?.

Easeful Death sets out straightforwardly the arguments for and against the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Exploring the philosophical and legal debates as well as the medical practicalities of this sensitive issue, the authors ultimately conclude that the law should embrace a more...

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Main Author: Warnock, Mary
Other Authors: Macdonald, Elisabeth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2008.
Subjects:
Euthanasia.
Assisted suicide.
Death > Social aspects.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Medical ethics.
suicides.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Medical ethics
Death > Psychological aspects
Assisted suicide
Death > Social aspects
Euthanasia
Ethik
Sterbehilfe
Medizinische Ethik.
Sterbehilfe.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1 Fundamental Principles: The Nature of the Dispute; 2 Types of Euthanasia; 3 Psychiatric Assisted Suicide; 4 Neonates; 5 Incompetent Adults; 6 Human Life is Sacred; 7 The Slippery Slope; 8 Medical Views; 9 Four Methods of Easing Death and their Effect on Doctors; 10 Looking Further Ahead; Notes and References; Index.

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