Euthanasia, ethics, and public policy : an argument against legalisation
How cogent is the 'slippery slope' objection to the issue of whether voluntary euthanasia is permissible? Is it reasonable to argue that patients who did not make a free and informed request would be killed? This lucid introduction to this question will interest all on both sides of the debate
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; PREFACE; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; TABLE OF CASES; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; PART I Definitions; PART II The ethical debate: human life, autonomy, legal hypocrisy, and the slippery slope; PART III The Dutch experience: controlling VAE? condoning NVAE?; PART IV Australia and the United States; PART V Expert opinion; PART VI Passive euthanasia: withholding/withdrawing treatment and tube-feeding with intent to kill; Criticisms by the BMA and the government; Conclusions; AFTERWORD: THE DIANE PRETTY CASE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
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