The question of whether there might be a duty to die was first
raised by Margaret Battin in 1987 in her ground-breaking essay,
"Age Distribution and the Just Distribution of Health Care: Is
There a Duty to-Die?" In 1997 the issue was reprised when two new
articles appeared on the topic written by John Hardwig and the
other by former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. Given the
renewed interest in the topic, as well as its undeniable
importance, Biomedical Ethics Re views sought to initiate an
in-depth discussion of the issue by soliciting articles and issuing
a general call for papers on the topic "Is There a Duty to Die?"
The twelve articles in this volume represent the ultimate fruits of
those initiatives. The first seven essays in this text are
sympathetic to the claim that there is a duty to die. They argue
either: (a) that some form of a duty to die exists, or (b) that
arguments that might be offered against the existence of such a
duty cannot be sustained. By way of contrast, the last five
articles in the text are critical of duty-to-die claims: The
authors of the first three of these five articles attempt to cast
doubt on the existence of a duty to die, and the writers of the
last two essays argue that if such a duty did exist, severe
problems would arise when ever we attempted to implement it."
General
Imprint: |
HumanaPress
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Biomedical Ethics Reviews |
Release date: |
2000 |
First published: |
2000 |
Editors: |
James M. Humber
• Robert F Almeder
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
221 |
Edition: |
2000 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-89603-783-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
Medical ethics
|
LSN: |
0-89603-783-5 |
Barcode: |
9780896037830 |
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