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Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy - An Argument against Legalisation (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition) Loot Price: R1,426
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Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy - An Argument against Legalisation (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): John Keown

Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy - An Argument against Legalisation (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

John Keown

Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law

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This book argues against the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia and/or physician-assisted suicide on the ground that, even if they were ethically defensible in certain 'hard cases', neither could be effectively controlled by law. It maintains that the experience of legalisation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Oregon lends support to the two 'slippery slope' arguments against legalisation, the 'empirical' and the 'logical'. The empirical argument challenges the feasibility of drafting and enforcing adequate safeguards against abuse and mistake; the logical argument shows that acceptance of the case for euthanasia in the case of suffering patients who request it logically involves acceptance of euthanasia for suffering patients who are unable to request it, such as infants and those with advanced dementia.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law
Release date: October 2018
Authors: John Keown
Dimensions: 228 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 558
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-61833-6
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics
Books > Medicine > General issues > Medicolegal issues
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Euthanasia
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LSN: 1-107-61833-9
Barcode: 9781107618336

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