The least worst death
essays in bioethics on the end of life
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Author
Publication
1994 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
76,250 words, Guess
Page Count
305 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100195085922
- ISBN-100195082656
- ISBN-139780195085921
- ISBN-139780195082654
- Goodreads1507554', '3535198
and 6 more
- LibraryThing8859203
- Library of Congress Control Number93008276
- OCLC Control Number28150543
- Better World Books9780195082654
- Better World Books9780195085921
- Open LibraryOL1400508M
Classifications
- DDC179/.7
- LCCR726 .B33 1994
- LCCR726.B33 1994
Description
Engagingly written by one of the foremost experts on issues involving death and dying, this book offers insight into the controversial and often difficult topics of withdrawing and withholding care, euthanasia, and suicide. An extensive introduction identifies the principal ethical issues, and the book explores such dilemmas as rationing health care for the elderly, whether there is a "duty to die," counseling in rational suicide, the risks of abuse with active euthanasia, religious views about suicide, whether suicide can be understood as a fundamental human right, and others. It also examines the differing practices of Holland and Germany in ending life. Exploring the dilemmas raised by contemporary medicine concerning the way we die, and collecting under one cover a myriad of crucial elements involving one of the most inflammatory issues of our time, The Least Worst Death presents a timely, international analysis for anyone interested in bioethics or medical and applied ethics.
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