Euthanasia /
Euthanasia / [print]
Carrie L. Snyder, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, (c)2006.
- 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Is euthanasia ethical? -- Chapter preface -- Christianity condemns voluntary euthanasia Christianity should condone voluntary euthanasia Euthanasia relieves suffering Euthanasia distorts the meaning of mercy Euthanasia enhances personal freedom Euthanasia undermines personal freedom Periodical bibliography -- Should physician-assisted suicide be legal? -- Chapter preface -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would harm society Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would reduce harm to society Improved end-of-life care would make assisted suicide unnecessary Improved end-of-life care would not make assisted suicide unnecessary Legalizing assisted suicide would make killing too easy Legalizing assisted suicide is premature Periodical bibliography -- Chris Armstrong -- John Shelby Spong -- South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society -- Trudy Chun Marian Wallace -- Thomas Preston, Martin Gunderson, David J. Mayo -- John Shelby Keown -- Margaret Somerville -- Roger S. Magnusson -- Ira Byock, Steve Gordon -- Timothy E. Quill, Margaret P. Battin -- Matthew Parris -- Yvonne Mak, Glyn Elwyn, Ilora G. Finlay -- Would legalizing voluntary euthanasia lead to abuses? -- Chapter preface -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia Oregon's assisted suicide experience : safeguards do not work Legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon has not led to abuses Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would harm the disabled Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not harm the disabled Periodical bibliography -- When should life support be stopped? -- Chapter preface -- Feeding tubes should be removed from patients in a persistent vegetative state Feeding tubes should not be removed from patients diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state Doctors should stop treatment that is futile Doctors should not deny wanted treatment Living wills allow patients to control when life support stops Living wills fail to give patients control over life support Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index. John Keown -- Jocelyn Downie -- Oregon Right to Life -- Death with Dignity National Center -- Barry Corbet -- David J. Mayo Martin Gunderson -- John Collins Harvey -- Wesley J. Smith -- Kevin T. Keith -- Lynn Vincent -- Ruthe C. Ashley -- Angela Fagerlin Carl E. Schneider --
Presents arguments on both sides of the issue of euthanasia, including questions regarding ethics and legality, physician-assisted suicide, living wills, and removing life support from patients in a persistent vegetative state.
9780737729337 9780737729344
2005055110
101301972 DNLM
Euthanasia.
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
R726.S675.E984 2006 R726
Includes bibliographies and index.
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- Is euthanasia ethical? -- Chapter preface -- Christianity condemns voluntary euthanasia Christianity should condone voluntary euthanasia Euthanasia relieves suffering Euthanasia distorts the meaning of mercy Euthanasia enhances personal freedom Euthanasia undermines personal freedom Periodical bibliography -- Should physician-assisted suicide be legal? -- Chapter preface -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would harm society Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would reduce harm to society Improved end-of-life care would make assisted suicide unnecessary Improved end-of-life care would not make assisted suicide unnecessary Legalizing assisted suicide would make killing too easy Legalizing assisted suicide is premature Periodical bibliography -- Chris Armstrong -- John Shelby Spong -- South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society -- Trudy Chun Marian Wallace -- Thomas Preston, Martin Gunderson, David J. Mayo -- John Shelby Keown -- Margaret Somerville -- Roger S. Magnusson -- Ira Byock, Steve Gordon -- Timothy E. Quill, Margaret P. Battin -- Matthew Parris -- Yvonne Mak, Glyn Elwyn, Ilora G. Finlay -- Would legalizing voluntary euthanasia lead to abuses? -- Chapter preface -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia Oregon's assisted suicide experience : safeguards do not work Legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon has not led to abuses Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would harm the disabled Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not harm the disabled Periodical bibliography -- When should life support be stopped? -- Chapter preface -- Feeding tubes should be removed from patients in a persistent vegetative state Feeding tubes should not be removed from patients diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state Doctors should stop treatment that is futile Doctors should not deny wanted treatment Living wills allow patients to control when life support stops Living wills fail to give patients control over life support Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index. John Keown -- Jocelyn Downie -- Oregon Right to Life -- Death with Dignity National Center -- Barry Corbet -- David J. Mayo Martin Gunderson -- John Collins Harvey -- Wesley J. Smith -- Kevin T. Keith -- Lynn Vincent -- Ruthe C. Ashley -- Angela Fagerlin Carl E. Schneider --
Presents arguments on both sides of the issue of euthanasia, including questions regarding ethics and legality, physician-assisted suicide, living wills, and removing life support from patients in a persistent vegetative state.
9780737729337 9780737729344
2005055110
101301972 DNLM
Euthanasia.
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
R726.S675.E984 2006 R726