Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation

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2002 · English · Hardcover · 3 editions
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Whether the law should permit voluntary euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide is a notoriously difficult question. How cogent is the "slippery slope" objection? In other words, is it reasonable to object on the grounds that patients would be killed who did not make a free and informed request, or for whom palliative care would have offered an alternative. This book provides the general reader with a clear introduction to this central question, not least by reviewing the Dutch euthanasia experience. It will interest both sides of the debate.

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Format Hardcover
Pages 340 pages
Language English
Published May 13, 2002
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Editions 3 editions
ISBN-10 0521804167
ISBN-13 9780521804165
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