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UNINA9910454184703321 |
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Autore |
Young Robert, Ph. D. |
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Titolo |
Medically assisted death / / Robert Young [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
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1-107-18428-2 |
1-281-98229-6 |
9786611982294 |
1-139-16743-X |
0-511-46411-8 |
0-511-46253-0 |
0-511-46485-1 |
0-511-46178-X |
0-511-46332-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Euthanasia - Moral and ethical aspects |
Euthanasia - Law and legislation |
Assisted suicide - Moral and ethical aspects |
Assisted suicide - Law and legislation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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A case for the legalisation of voluntary medically assisted death -- Medical futility -- Physician-assisted suicide -- The sanctity of human life -- Killing versus letting die, the doctrine of double effect, and palliative care for the dying -- Professional integrity and voluntary medically assisted death -- Competence and end-of-life decision making -- Advance directives -- Voluntary medically assisted death and slippery slope arguments -- Non-voluntary euthanasia -- Concluding remarks. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Does a competent person suffering from a terminal illness or enduring an otherwise burdensome existence, who considers his life no longer of value but is incapable of ending it, have a right to be helped to die? Should someone for whom further medical treatment would be futile be |
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