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The Right to Die with Dignity - An Argument in Ethics, Medicine, and Law (Hardcover)
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The Right to Die with Dignity - An Argument in Ethics, Medicine, and Law (Hardcover)
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There are few issues more divisive than what has become known as
"the right to die." One camp upholds "death with dignity,"
regarding the terminally ill as autonomous beings capable of
forming their own judgment on the timing and process of dying. The
other camp advocates "sanctity of life," regarding life as
intrinsically valuable, and believes that it should be sustained
for as long as possible. Is there a right answer? Raphael
Cohen-Almagor takes a balanced approach in analyzing this
emotionally charged debate, viewing the dispute from public policy
and international perspectives. His study is an interdisciplinary,
compelling study in medicine, law, religion, and ethics. With a
comprehensive look at the troubling question of whether
physician-assisted suicide should be allowed, Cohen-Almagor
delineates a distinction between active and passive euthanasia and
discusses legal measures that have been invoked in the United
States and abroad. He outlines reasons why nonblood relatives
should be given a role in deciding a patient's last wishes. As he
examines euthanasia policies in the Netherlands and the 1994 Oregon
Death with Dignity Act, the author suggests amendments and finally
makes a circumscribed plea for voluntary physician-assisted
suicide. Raphael Cohen-Almagor has been the Fulbright-Yitzhak Rabin
Scholar and a visiting professor at UCLA School of Law and
department of communication. He is chairperson of library and
information studies at the University of Haifa, and the author of
The Boundaries of Liberty and Tolerance, Speech, Media and Ethics:
The Limits of Free Expression, and Euthanasia in the Netherlands.
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