Euthanasia : choice and death / Gail Tulloch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tulloch, Gail, author.

Series:

Contemporary Ethical Debates : CED

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euthanasia.

Right to die.

Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2005.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748618811');Euthanasia has become increasingly contentious as populations age, and medical and scientific advances continue to transform and extend life. Euthanasia - Choice and Death examines the key philosophical arguments that have underpinned thinking and practice until now:The centrality of choice to our notion of the human being;The challenge of changes to our concept of death in the face of medical, scientific and technological advances.Gail Tulloch develops a conception of dignity that does not depend on religious assumptions and can promote a broad ethical consensus in a liberal democracy. Examination of landmark cases and the approaches adopted by key countries - the U.S.A., the U.K., the Netherlands, and Australia - ground the book."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Series Preface

Acknowledgements

Part One

1. Choice and Death

2. Stark Choices

Part Two

3. Death and Dying in America

4. Legal Disputes over Death in England

5. Legalising Euthanasia in The Netherlands

6. A Legislative Experiment in Australia

Conclusion

References

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7335-0