| Description |
235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Contents |
Euthanasia is ethical / Margaret Pabst Battin -- Euthanasia is unethical / Joyce Ann Schofield -- The right to die is ethical / E. Fritz Schmerl -- The right to die is unethical / Charlotte Low -- Passive and active euthanasia are equally acceptable / James Rachels -- Passive and active euthanasia are not equally acceptable / Robert Campbell and Diane Collinson -- Euthanasia should be legalized / Elizabeth Ogg -- Euthanasia should not be legalized / Stephen G. Potts -- Food and water must always be provided / Fred Rosner -- Food and water must not always be provided / Dan W. Brock -- Doctors should support euthanasia decisions / Howard Caplan -- Doctors should oppose euthanasia decisions / Nat Hentoff -- Euthanasia should be based on the quality of life / Norman L. Cantor -- Euthanasia should not be based on the quality of life / Sheryl A. Russ -- Euthanasia should be based on age / Daniel Callahan -- Euthanasia should not be based on age / Roy A. Fox -- Euthanasia should be based on economic factors / Richard D. Lamm -- Euthanasia should not be based on economic factors / Dana E. Johnson -- Patients should decide / Gerald A. Larue -- Doctors should decide / Christiaan Barnard --Families should decide / Susan M. Wolf -- Communities should decide / Ezekiel J. Emanuel -- Living wills should be used / Judith Areen -- Living wills should not be used / George A. Kendall -- Active infant euthanasia is acceptable / Earl E. Shelp -- Active infant euthanasia is not acceptable / Arthur Caplan ... [et al.] -- Handicapped infants should always be treated / David Andrusko -- Handicapped infants should not always be treated / Rasa Gustaitis and Ernle W.D. Young -- Parents and doctors should decide whether infant euthanasia is ethical / David G. McLone -- Committees should decide whether infant euthanasia is ethical / Ruth Macklin |
| Summary |
Through a collection of writings, various aspects of the subject of euthanasia are explored including the pro-life movement and the legality of living wills |
| Analysis |
Euthanasia |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 229-230 |
| Subject |
Euthanasia.
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Euthanasia.
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Right to Die.
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Ethics, Medical.
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| Author |
Bernards, Neal, 1963-
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| LC no. |
89002181 |
| ISBN |
0899084176 (paperback) |
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0899084427 (lib. bdg.) |
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