Euthanasia, death with dignity, and the law /

Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions. This work examines the legal response to euthanasia and end of life decisions.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Biggs, Hazel
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford [England] ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publ., 2001.
Sujets:
Euthanasia > Law and legislation.
Euthanasia.
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects.
Euthanasia > Law and legislation > Great Britain.
Euthanasia > legislation & jurisprudence
Euthanasia
Euthanasie > Droit > Grande-Bretagne.
Euthanasie.
Euthanasie > Aspect moral.
LAW > Right to Die.
Euthanasia > Law and legislation
Euthanasia > Moral and ethical aspects
Regelgeving.
Great Britain
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Medicine Men, Outlaws and Voluntary Euthanasia
  • 1. To Kill or not to Kill; is that the Euthanasia Questions?
  • 2. Euthanasia and Clinically assisted Death: from Caring to Killing?
  • 3. Consent to Treatment but Not to Death
  • 4. Autonomy, Self-determination and Self-destruction
  • 5. Living Wills and the Will to Die
  • 6. Is Euthanasia a Dignified Death?
  • 7. Conclusions: Dignified Life, Dignified Death and Dignified Law.

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