Euthanasia - Choice and Death / / Gail Tulloch.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Tulloch, Gail,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Contemporary Ethical Debates : CED
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (158 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Series Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Part One --; 1. Choice and Death --; 2. Stark Choices --; Part Two --; 3. Death and Dying in America --; 4. Legal Disputes over Death in England --; 5. Legalising Euthanasia in The Netherlands --; 6. A Legislative Experiment in Australia --; Conclusion --; References --; Further Reading --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474473354; 9783110780468
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474473354
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gail Tulloch.

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748618811');Euthanasia has become increasingly contentious as populations age, and medical and scientific advances continue to transform and extend life. Euthanasia - Choice and Death examines the key philosophical arguments that have underpinned thinking and practice until now:The centrality of choice to our notion of the human being;The challenge of changes to our concept of death in the face of medical, scientific and technological advances.Gail Tulloch develops a conception of dignity that does not depend on religious assumptions and can promote a broad ethical consensus in a liberal democracy. Examination of landmark cases and the approaches adopted by key countries - the U.S.A., the U.K., the Netherlands, and Australia - ground the book."