Whether euthanasia or assisted suicide should be legalized is one of the most pressing and profound questions facing legislators, health care professionals, their patients, and all members of society. Regrettably, the debate is too often characterized by rhetoric rather than reason. This book aims to inform the debate by acquainting anyone interested in this vital question with some of the major ethical, legal, clinical and theological issues involved. The essays it contains are authoritative in that they have been commissioned from some of the world's leading experts, balanced in that they reflect divergent viewpoints (including a vigorous debate between two eminent philosophers), and readable in that they should be readily understood by the general reader.
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"Of all the ethical issues in medicine, euthanasia...is the most important...Euthanasia Examined is by far the best guide...that I have come across" Raymond Tallis, Times Literary Supplement
"An invaluable reference source...given the momentum and world-wide prominence of the euthanasia debate, this book should be an essential part of any nursing or medical library." Simon Smith, Professional Nurse
"John Keown has done a remarkable job by collecting and editing the 18 contributions...The book...is a must." Journal of the Royal College of Physicians
"The debate on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is spreading. It promises to go on, to become more heated, and to grow more complex. This book lays the issues out in a clear, incisive, and lively way. It is an exceedingly valuable resource." Daniel Callahan. President, The Hastings Center, New York
"...classic text on euthanasia is still relevant today...an important source of information for those wishing to be better informed about the debate." Bulletin of Medical Ethics
"This collection of eighteen essays, most of them by British authors, offers the English-speaking nations a fresh chance to look at both sides of the euthanasia debate before they hasten to legalize the practice as Holland did in 1984." H.A. Nielsen, The Canadian Catholic Review
"An invaluable reference source...given the momentum and world-wide prominence of the euthanasia debate, this book should be an essential part of any nursing or medical library." Simon Smith, Professional Nurse
"John Keown has done a remarkable job by collecting and editing the 18 contributions...The book...is a must." Journal of the Royal College of Physicians
"The debate on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide is spreading. It promises to go on, to become more heated, and to grow more complex. This book lays the issues out in a clear, incisive, and lively way. It is an exceedingly valuable resource." Daniel Callahan. President, The Hastings Center, New York
"...classic text on euthanasia is still relevant today...an important source of information for those wishing to be better informed about the debate." Bulletin of Medical Ethics
"This collection of eighteen essays, most of them by British authors, offers the English-speaking nations a fresh chance to look at both sides of the euthanasia debate before they hasten to legalize the practice as Holland did in 1984." H.A. Nielsen, The Canadian Catholic Review
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Whether euthanasia or assisted suicide should be legalised is one of the most pressing and profound questions facing health-care professionals and society today. This book aims to inform the debate by acquainting anyone interested in this vital question with some of the major ethical, legal and clinical issues involved.
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THE MORAL SIGNIFICANCE of euthanasia is inevitably connected with the way that we understand the value of life and what it is to uphold and protect that value. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
objective medical condition, voluntary euthanasia movement, planned omission, philosophical case against euthanasia, purposeful acting, iooo cases, active voluntary euthanasia, vegetative patients, radical capacity, irrational suicide, anticipatory decisions, withdrawing food, palliative drugs, requesting euthanasia, word euthanasia, active euthanasia, incompetent patient, traditional medical ethics, life termination, involuntary euthanasia, advance directives, assisted suicide, intentional killing, persistent vegetative state, explicit request Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House of Lords, Select Committee, New York, Tony Bland, United States, British Medical Association, Yale Kamisar, Lord Goff, Walton Committee, American Medical Association, Law Lords, Court of Appeal, John Finnis, High Court, International Medical Malpractice Law, Ronald Dworkin, Law Commission, Airedale National Health Service Trust, Anthony Bland, Lord Donaldson, Lord Mustill, Missouri Department of Health, New Zealand, Hastings Center Report, John Keown New!
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THE MORAL SIGNIFICANCE of euthanasia is inevitably connected with the way that we understand the value of life and what it is to uphold and protect that value. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
objective medical condition, voluntary euthanasia movement, planned omission, philosophical case against euthanasia, purposeful acting, iooo cases, active voluntary euthanasia, vegetative patients, radical capacity, irrational suicide, anticipatory decisions, withdrawing food, palliative drugs, requesting euthanasia, word euthanasia, active euthanasia, incompetent patient, traditional medical ethics, life termination, involuntary euthanasia, advance directives, assisted suicide, intentional killing, persistent vegetative state, explicit request Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House of Lords, Select Committee, New York, Tony Bland, United States, British Medical Association, Yale Kamisar, Lord Goff, Walton Committee, American Medical Association, Law Lords, Court of Appeal, John Finnis, High Court, International Medical Malpractice Law, Ronald Dworkin, Law Commission, Airedale National Health Service Trust, Anthony Bland, Lord Donaldson, Lord Mustill, Missouri Department of Health, New Zealand, Hastings Center Report, John Keown New!
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- The Value of Life: An Introduction to Medical Ethics by John Harris on 7 pages
- The Fixed Period (Trollope, Penguin) by Anthony Trollope on 5 pages
- The Dependent Elderly by Luke Gormally on page 138, page 199, and page 314
- Consent To Treatment by Nancy M. King on page 139, page 215, and page 312
- The Dutch Penal Code (American Series of Foreign Penal Codes) by Stafford Wadsworth on page 98, page 203, and page 261
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- Life's Worth: The Case Against Assisted Suicide (Critical Issues in Bioethics Series) by Mr. Arthur J. Dyck in Front Matter, page 11, and page 47
- Rethinking Peter Singer: A Christian Critique by Gordon R. Preece in Front Matter, and page 161
- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation by John Keown in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics: A Short Introduction by Helen Watt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Life and Death in Healthcare Ethics: A Short Introduction by Helen Watt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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