Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Law
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Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Law

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Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Law

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Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the profound ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions. 'Euthanasia, Death with Dignity and the Law' examines the legal response to euthanasia and end of life decisions and considers whether legal reform is an appropriate response to calls for euthanasia to be more readily available as a mechanism for providing death with dignity. Through an analysis of consent to treatment, living wills and autonomous medical decision making, euthanasia is carefully located within its legal, medical, and social contexts. This book focuses on the impact of euthanasia on the dignity of both the recipient and the practitioner while emphasising the legal, professional, and ethical implications of euthanasia and its significance for the exercise of clinical discretion. It will provide a valuable addition to the euthanasia debate.

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Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
9781847310217
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Medical Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Half Title Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Title verso
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Contents
  6. Table of Cases
  7. Table of Legislation
  8. Introduction: Medicine Men, Outlaws and Voluntary Euthanasia
  9. 1. To Kill or Not to Kill; is that the Euthanasia Question?
  10. 2. Euthanasia and Clinically Assisted Death: From Caring to Killing?
  11. 3. Consent to Treatment but Not to Death
  12. 4. Autonomy, Self-Determination and Self-Destruction
  13. 5. Living Wills and the Will to Die
  14. 6. Is Euthanasia a Dignified Death?
  15. 7. Conclusions
  16. Select Bibliography
  17. Index