Richard Huxtable

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

From Conflict to Compromise

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. It shows that the rules are in competition because the ethical principles underlying them are so diverse and conflicting. This book covers topics including the Diane Pretty litigation, Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, the advent of 'death tourism' and the real status of involuntary and passive euthanasia in English law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 168mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9781844721054
• ISBN-10: 1844721051
• Artikelnr.: 22744166

Autorenporträt

Richard Huxtable is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine at the University of Bristol, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Judging the End(ing) of Life: Conflict and Confusion 2. Not Pretty:
'Mercy Killing' in Legal Fact and Legal Fiction 3. Assisted Suicide in 'the
Shadowy Area of Mercy Killing' 4. Get Out of Jail Free? Double Effect and
Doctors in the Dock 5. Beyond Bland: Hedging Bets on the Value of Life? 6.
Euthanasia and the Middle Ground: From Conflict to Compromise

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1. Judging the End(ing) of Life: Conflict and Confusion 2. Not Pretty: 'Mercy Killing' in Legal Fact and Legal Fiction 3. Assisted Suicide in 'the Shadowy Area of Mercy Killing' 4. Get Out of Jail Free? Double Effect and Doctors in the Dock 5. Beyond Bland: Hedging Bets on the Value of Life? 6. Euthanasia and the Middle Ground: From Conflict to Compromise