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Easeful death : is there a case for assisted dying? / Mary Warnock, Elisabeth Macdonald.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warnock, Mary, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Euthanasia.
- Euthanasia--Law and legislation.
- Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Assisted suicide.
- Assisted suicide--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Easeful Death' sets out 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 compassionate approach to assisted dying.
- Contents:
- Fundamental principles : the nature of the dispute
- Types of euthanasia
- Psychiatric assisted suicide
- Neonates
- Incompetent adults
- Human life is sacred
- The slippery slope
- Medical views
- Four methods of easing death and their effect on doctors
- Looking further ahead.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9780191538681
- 019153868X
- 9780191580024
- 0191580023
- 9781281371348
- 1281371343
- 9786611371340
- 6611371346
- OCLC:
- 476241247
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