Medically assisted death / Robert Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Robert, Ph. D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euthanasia--ethics.

Euthanasia--legislation & jurisprudence.

Right to Die.

Suicide, Assisted--ethics.

Suicide, Assisted--legislation & jurisprudence.

Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.

Euthanasia.

Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies.

Euthanasia--Law and legislation.

Euthanasia--Law and legislation--Case studies.

Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.

Assisted suicide.

Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects--Case studies.

Assisted suicide--Law and legislation.

Assisted suicide--Law and legislation--Case studies.

Medical Subjects:

Euthanasia--ethics.

Euthanasia--legislation & jurisprudence.

Right to Die.

Suicide, Assisted--ethics.

Suicide, Assisted--legislation & jurisprudence.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Does a competent person suffering from a terminal illness or enduring an otherwise burdensome existence, who considers his life no longer of value but is incapable of ending it, have a right to be helped to die? Should someone for whom further medical treatment would be futile be allowed to die regardless of whether he has expressed a preference to be given all possible treatment? Do the answers to these moral questions have any legal implications? These are some of the questions that are asked and answered in this wide-ranging discussion of both the morality of medically assisted death and the justifiability of making certain instances legal. A case is offered in support of the moral and legal permissibility of specified instances of medically assisted death, along with responses to the main objections that have been levelled against it. The philosophical argument is bolstered by empirical evidence from The Netherlands and Oregon where voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are already legal.

Contents:

Introduction

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-242) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780521880244

0521880246

9780521706162

0521706165

OCLC:

154682300

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