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| Genre/Form: | Case studies |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | s. |
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Young, Ph. D. |
| ISBN: | 9780521880244 0521880246 9780521706162 0521706165 |
| OCLC Number: | 154682300 |
| Description: | viii, 251 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A case for the legalisation of voluntary medically assisted death -- Medical futility -- Physician-assisted suicide -- The sanctity of human life -- Killing versus letting die, the doctrine of double effect, and palliative care for the dying -- Professional integrity and voluntary medically assisted death -- Competence and end-of-life decision making -- Advance directives -- Voluntary medically assisted death and slippery slope arguments -- Non-voluntary euthanasia -- Concluding remarks. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Young. |
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A wide-ranging discussion of the morality and legality of medically assisted death.
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"...engagingly and clearly written, and contains a number of interesting observations on a range of issues central to the euthanasia debate." -John Keown, Georgetown University, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "...a carefully and rigorously argued book that is an elegant paradigm of the precise, succinct style of analytical applied ethics...Young's book is an excellent elaboration and critique of arguments on both sides of the issue...Highly recommended" -R. Werner, Hamilton College, Choice Read more...
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