The price of compassion : assisted suicide and euthanasia

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The price of compassion : assisted suicide and euthanasia

edited by Michael Stingl

Broadview Press, c2010

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This important book includes a compelling selection of original essays on euthanasia and associated legislative and health-care issues, together with important background material for understanding and assessing the arguments of these essays. The book explores a central strand in the debate over medically assisted death, the so called "slippery slope" argument. The focus of the book is on one particularly important aspect of the downward slope of this argument: hastening the death of those individuals who appear to be suffering greatly from their medical condition but are unable to request that we do anything about that suffering because of their diminished mental capacities. Slippery-slope concerns have been raised in many countries, including Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. This book concentrates most of its attention on the latter two countries.

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Introduction PART I PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE, EUTHANASIA AND THE LAW Washington et al. v. Glucksberg et al. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, et al. v. Quill et al. Sue Rodriguez v. British Columbia Judge Noble's Ruling PART II THE SLIPPERY SLOPE ARGUMENT AND NONVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Excerpts from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Report: Critical Care Decisions in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine: Ethical Issues The Groningen Protocol: Euthanasia in Severely Ill Newborns Eduard Verhagen and Pieter J.J. Sauer Life, Death, and Slippery Slopes John Woods Voluntary and Nonvoluntary Euthanasia: Is There Really a Slippery Slope? Michael Stingl PART III INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF VOLUNTARY AND NONVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Robert Latimer's Choice Bryson Brown Hard End-of-Life Decisions for Physicians and Family Members John A. Baker Feminist Reflections on Tracy Latimer and Sue Rodriguez Kira Tomsons and Susan Sherwin PART IV ASSISTED SUICIDE, VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA, AND PALLIATIVE CARE Attitudes of People with Disabilities toward Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation: Broadening the Dialogue Pamela Fadem, Meredith Minkler, Martha Perry, Klaus Blum, Leroy F. Moore, Jr., Judi Rogers, and Lee Williams Oregon's Experience: Evaluating the Record Ronald A. Lindsay Palliative Sedation: An Essential Place for Clinical Excellence Philip C. Higgins and Terry Altilio

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