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Who lives, who dies, who decides? : abortion, neonatal care, assisted dying, and capital punishment /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ekland-Olson, Sheldon, 1944-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Contemporary sociological perspectives series.
Subjects:
Life > Moral and ethical aspects.
Death > Moral and ethical aspects.
Suffering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • A single question
  • An exclusionary movement is born
  • Legal reform to eliminate defectives
  • Redrawing the boundaries of protected life
  • Crystallizing events and ethical principles
  • A bolt from the blue : abortion is legalized
  • Man's law or God's will
  • Inches from life
  • Should the baby live?
  • Limits to tolerable suffering
  • Alleviating suffering and protecting life
  • God, duty, and life worth living
  • Assisted dying
  • Removing the protective boundaries of life
  • A campaign to stop the executions
  • The pendulum swings, the debate continues
  • Lessons learned.