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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158606403321

Titolo

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide : Global Views on Choosing to End Life / / edited by Michael J. Cholbi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Praeger, , 2017

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023

ISBN

9798400648137

9798216081623

9781440836800

1440836809

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 409 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

179.7

Soggetti

Health & personal development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Michael J. Cholbi  Part I  History, Practice, and Law Chapter 1  Physician-Assisted Dying and the Law in the United States: A Perspective on Three Prospective Futures Arthur G. Svenson Chapter 2  The Assisted Dying Bill for England and Wales Raphael Cohen-Almagor Chapter 3  Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Attitudes and Polices in Mexico Asunción Álvarez del Río, Julieta Gómez Ávalos, and Isaac González Huerta Chapter 4  Suffering, Compassion, and Freedom: Mahayana Buddhism and East Asian Attitudes Toward Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Brett Barleyman Chapter 5  The Continental Perspective on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Jack Simmons Chapter 6  Christian Perspectives on Assisted Dying: An Issue for Religious Ethics121 Lloyd Steffen Part II  Ethics and Policy  Chapter 7  Ethical Evaluation of Euthanasia in the Islamic Tradition Tuba Erkoç Baydar and Ilhan Ilkilic Chapter 8  An Argument in Favor of the Morality of Voluntary Medically Assisted Death Robert Young Chapter 9  Limiting the Right to Die: Moral Logic, Professional Integrity, Societal Ethos Courtney S. Campbell Chapter 10  Respect for Personal Autonomy in the Justification of Death-Hastening Choices Paul T. Menzel Chapter 11  Intention, Permissibility, and the Consistency of Traditional End-of-Life Care



Joseph Boyle Chapter 12  Assisted Dying and Palliation Ben A. Rich Chapter 13  Capacity and Assisted Dying Colin Gavaghan Chapter 14  Advance Directives for Euthanasia Eric Vogelstein Chapter 15  Pediatric Euthanasia Jacob M. Appel Chapter 16  Traveling for Assisted Suicide I. Glenn Cohen  About the Editor and Contributors  Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.  Euthanasia was practiced by Greek physicians as early as 500 BC. In the 20th century, legal and ethical controversies surrounding assisted dying exploded. Many religions and medical organizations led the way in opposition, citing the incompatibility of assisted dying with various religious traditions and with the obligations of medical personnel toward their patients. Today, these practices remain highly controversial both in the United States and around the world.  Comprising contributions from an international group of experts, this book thoroughly investigates euthanasia and assisted suicide from an interdisciplinary and global perspective. It presents the ethical arguments for and against assisted dying; highlights how assisted dying is perceived in various cultural and philosophical traditions-for example, South and East Asian cultures, Latin American perspectives, and religions including Islam and Christianity; and considers how assisted dying has both shaped and been shaped by the emergence of professionalized bioethics. Readers will also learn about the most controversial issues related to assisted dying, such as pediatric euthanasia, assisted dying for organ transplantation, and "suicide tourism," and examine concerns relating to assisted dying for racial minorities, children, and the disabled.