Death, Dying and the Ending of Life, Volume 2M. Pabst Battin, Leslie Francis, Bruce M. Landesman Addressing key issues arising from the nature of death, 'Death, Dying and the Ending of Life' examines important topics relating to bioethics, philosophy and literature. |
Contents
James Rachels 1975 Active and Passive Euthanasia New England Journal | 5 |
Bonnie Steinbock 1979 The Intentional Termination of Life Ethics in Science | 29 |
Eric Rakowski 1993 Taking and Saving Lives Columbia Law Review | 93 |
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access to health act of euthanasia action active euthanasia allowing argue argument assisted suicide believe benefit burden cancer choice choose claim COLUMBIA LAW REVIEW consequentialist considered cost course criminal decision defend discussion disease distribution doctor duty dying effect elderly equal access Ethics eutha example fact five Hardwig harm health care human hypothetical consent individual inequalities intentional termination intuitions issue James Rachels Judith Jarvis Thomson justice justified Kamm LAW REVIEW Vol maximizing rule means medicine ment mercy killing MERCY-KILLING MINNESOTA LAW REVIEW moral difference nasia objection obligation organ transplant pain passive euthanasia patient permit person physician physician-assisted suicide possible practice principle question Rachels reason requires risk SAVING LIVES seems situation social society someone suffering supra note survival lottery TAKING AND SAVING terminal sedation Thomson tion transplant Trolley Problem turn the trolley voluntary euthanasia Williams wrong