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The Price of Compassion - Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Canada and the United States (Paperback)
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The Price of Compassion - Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in Canada and the United States (Paperback)
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In this important new book, a number of ethicists expound on the
issue of medically assisted death and, in particular, on the issue
of whether it is morally permissible to hasten the death of those
who are suffering from a medical condition but, because of their
diminished mental capacities, are unable to ask that anything be
done about that suffering. This essential new book is concerned
with the issue of euthanasia and associated legislative and health
care issues. The book focuses on a central strand in the debate
over medically assisted death, the so called 'slippery slope'
argument, and in particular, on one important aspect of the
downward slope of this argument: hastening the death of those
individuals who appear to be suffering greatly from their medical
condition but are unable to request that we do anything about that
suffering because of their diminished mental capacities. Slippery
slope concerns have been raised in many countries, including
Britain, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. This book
concentrates most of its attention on the latter two countries.
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