Euthanasia and assisted suicide : global views on choosing to end life /

This book addresses key historical, scientific, legal, and philosophical issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States as well as in other countries and cultures.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Cholbi, Michael (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2017.
Subjects:	Euthanasia. Assisted suicide. Euthanasia > ethics. Euthanasia > legislation & jurisprudence. Suicide, Assisted > ethics. Suicide, Assisted > legislation & jurisprudence. Attitude to Death. Cross-Cultural Comparison. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Physician-assisted dying and the law in the United States : a perspective on three prospective futures
The Assisted Dying Bill for England and Wales
Euthanasia and assisted suicide : attitudes and policies in Mexico
Suffering, compassion, and freedom : Mahayana Buddhism and East Asian attitudes toward assisted suicide and euthanasia
The continental perspective on assisted suicide and euthanasia
Christian perspectives on assisted dying : an issue for religious ethics
Ethical evaluation of euthanasia in the Islamic tradition
An argument in favor of the morality of voluntary medically assisted death
Limiting the right to die : moral logic, professional integrity, societal ethos
Respect for personal autonomy in the justification of death-hastening choices
Intention, permissibility, and the consistency of traditional end-of-life care
Assisted dying and palliation
Capacity and assisted dying
Advance directives for euthanasia
Pediatric euthanasia
Traveling for assisted suicide.