LEADER 04176nam 22008052 450 001 9910782687803321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-18428-2 010 $a1-281-98229-6 010 $a9786611982294 010 $a1-139-16743-X 010 $a0-511-46411-8 010 $a0-511-46253-0 010 $a0-511-46485-1 010 $a0-511-46178-X 010 $a0-511-46332-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000693093 035 $a(EBL)410172 035 $a(OCoLC)437089452 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000200590 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196307 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200590 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10220972 035 $a(PQKB)10003490 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139167437 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC410172 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL410172 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10275360 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL198229 035 $a(PPN)261360159 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000693093 100 $a20111007d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMedically assisted death /$fRobert Young$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-70616-5 311 $a0-521-88024-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 222-242) and index. 327 $tA case for the legalisation of voluntary medically assisted death --$tMedical futility --$tPhysician-assisted suicide --$tThe sanctity of human life --$tKilling versus letting die, the doctrine of double effect, and palliative care for the dying --$tProfessional integrity and voluntary medically assisted death --$tCompetence and end-of-life decision making --$tAdvance directives --$tVoluntary medically assisted death and slippery slope arguments --$tNon-voluntary euthanasia --$tConcluding remarks. 330 $aDoes 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 allowed to die regardless of expressing a preference to be given all possible treatment? These are some of the questions that are asked and answered in this wide-ranging discussion of both the morality of medically assisted death and the justifiability of making certain instances legal. A case is offered in support of the moral and legal permissibility of specified instances of medically assisted death, along with responses to the main objections that have been levelled against it. The philosophical argument is bolstered by empirical evidence from The Netherlands and Oregon where voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are already legal. 606 $aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects$vCase studies 606 $aEuthanasia$xLaw and legislation 606 $aEuthanasia$xLaw and legislation$vCase studies 606 $aAssisted suicide$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aAssisted suicide$xMoral and ethical aspects$vCase studies 606 $aAssisted suicide$xLaw and legislation 606 $aAssisted suicide$xLaw and legislation$vCase studies 615 0$aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aEuthanasia$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aEuthanasia$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aEuthanasia$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aAssisted suicide$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aAssisted suicide$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aAssisted suicide$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aAssisted suicide$xLaw and legislation 676 $a179.7 700 $aYoung$b Robert$cPh. D.,$055275 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782687803321 996 $aMedically assisted death$93686505 997 $aUNINA