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Debating Euthanasia (Paperback)
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Debating Euthanasia (Paperback)
Series: Debating Law
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In this new addition to the Debating Law series, Emily Jackson and
John Keown re-examine the legal and ethical parameters of the
debate about euthanasia and assistance-in-death. Emily Jackson
argues that we owe it to everyone in society to do all that we can
to ensure that terminally-ill patients experience a 'good death.'
For a small minority of patients who experience intolerable and
unrelievable suffering, this may mean helping them to have an
assisted death. In a liberal society, where people's moral views
differ, we should not force individuals to experience death in an
unbearable manner. This is not an argument in favor of dying. On
the contrary, Jackson argues that legalization could extend and
enhance the lives of people whose present fear-of-the-dying process
causes them overwhelming distress. In contrast, John Keown argues
that voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are
gravely unethical, and he defends their continued prohibition by
law. Keown analyzes the main arguments for relaxation of the law -
including those which invoke the experience in jurisdictions that
permit these practices - and finds them wanting. Relaxing the law,
he concludes, would be both wrong in principle and dangerous in
practice, not least for the dying, the disabled, and the
disadvantaged. Debating Euthanasia will be an excellent resource
for provoking classroom discussion and is a useful introduction to
the subject. It covers a highly topical subject and will be of
interest to a wide readership, including medical lawyers, legal
philosophers, and criminal lawyers. The clear and accessible style
also makes it suitable for the lay reader who is interested in the
debate surrounding euthanasia. (Series: Debating Law - Vol. 3)
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