Death talk [[electronic resource] ] : the case against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
Disciplina | 179.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Euthanasia
Assisted suicide Euthanasie Aide au suicide |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-85939-0
9786612859397 0-7735-6931-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450142403321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death talk [[electronic resource] ] : the case against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
Disciplina | 179.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Euthanasia
Assisted suicide Euthanasie Aide au suicide |
ISBN |
1-282-85939-0
9786612859397 0-7735-6931-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Euthanasia and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- Euthanasia,1 Genetics, Reproductive Technologies, and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- Evolution of the Euthanasia Controversy -- Should the Grandparents Die? Allocation of Medical Resources with an Aging Population -- The Song of Death: The Lyrics of Euthanasia -- “Death Talk” in Canada: The Rodriguez Case -- The Definition of Euthanasia: A Paradoxical Partnership -- Legalizing Euthanasia: Why Now? -- Euthanasia by Confusion -- Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Proposal -- Executing Euthanasia: A Review Essay -- Why Aren’t Physicians Interested in the Ethics and Law of Euthanasia? A Conference Report -- Untreated Pain and Euthanasia -- Pain and Suffering at Interfaces of Medicine and Law1 -- Ethics, Law, and Palliative Treatment and Care: The Dying Elderly Person -- The Relief of Suffering: Human Rights and Medicine -- Death of Pain: Pain, Suffering, and Ethics -- Respect for Dying People and Euthanasia -- Death at a New York Hospital -- Human Dignity and Disease, Disability, Suffering: A Philosophical Contribution to the Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Debate -- Prothanasia: Personal Fulfilment and Readiness to Die -- Debating A Gentle Death: A Review Essay -- Euthanasia in the “Public Square” -- Euthanasia in the Media: Journalists’ Values, Media Ethics, and “Public Square” Messages -- Euthanasia and the Death Penalty -- Ethical and Legal “Tools” in the Euthanasia Debate -- Labels versus Contents: Variance between Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Law in Concepts Governing Decision-Making -- Human Rights and Human Ethics: Health and Health Care -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Permissions and Places of Publication -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783800503321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Death talk : the case against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
Disciplina | 179.7 |
Soggetto topico |
Euthanasia
Assisted suicide Euthanasie Aide au suicide |
ISBN |
1-282-85939-0
9786612859397 0-7735-6931-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Euthanasia and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- Euthanasia,1 Genetics, Reproductive Technologies, and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- Evolution of the Euthanasia Controversy -- Should the Grandparents Die? Allocation of Medical Resources with an Aging Population -- The Song of Death: The Lyrics of Euthanasia -- “Death Talk” in Canada: The Rodriguez Case -- The Definition of Euthanasia: A Paradoxical Partnership -- Legalizing Euthanasia: Why Now? -- Euthanasia by Confusion -- Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Proposal -- Executing Euthanasia: A Review Essay -- Why Aren’t Physicians Interested in the Ethics and Law of Euthanasia? A Conference Report -- Untreated Pain and Euthanasia -- Pain and Suffering at Interfaces of Medicine and Law1 -- Ethics, Law, and Palliative Treatment and Care: The Dying Elderly Person -- The Relief of Suffering: Human Rights and Medicine -- Death of Pain: Pain, Suffering, and Ethics -- Respect for Dying People and Euthanasia -- Death at a New York Hospital -- Human Dignity and Disease, Disability, Suffering: A Philosophical Contribution to the Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Debate -- Prothanasia: Personal Fulfilment and Readiness to Die -- Debating A Gentle Death: A Review Essay -- Euthanasia in the “Public Square” -- Euthanasia in the Media: Journalists’ Values, Media Ethics, and “Public Square” Messages -- Euthanasia and the Death Penalty -- Ethical and Legal “Tools” in the Euthanasia Debate -- Labels versus Contents: Variance between Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Law in Concepts Governing Decision-Making -- Human Rights and Human Ethics: Health and Health Care -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Permissions and Places of Publication -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815528703321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ethical canary [[electronic resource] ] : science, society and the human spirit / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Edizione | [[Pbk. ed.].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 344 p |
Disciplina | 174/.957 |
Soggetto topico |
Bioethics
Science - Moral and ethical aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-86288-X
9786612862885 0-7735-7220-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454727203321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ethical canary [[electronic resource] ] : science, society and the human spirit / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Edizione | [[Pbk. ed.].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 344 p |
Disciplina | 174/.957 |
Soggetto topico |
Bioethics
Science - Moral and ethical aspects |
ISBN |
1-282-86288-X
9786612862885 0-7735-7220-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue -- Searching for Ethics in a Secular Society -- Making and Un-Making Babies -- Immortalizing Our Genetic Selves -- Crossing the Animal-Human Divide -- Dealing with Death -- Terminating Life Support without Consent -- Pushing Parents to the Sidelines -- Altering Baby Boys’ Bodies -- Denying Health Care to Individuals -- Structuring Healthcare Systems -- Creating an Ethics Toolbox -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782719303321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The ethical canary : science, society and the human spirit / / Margaret Somerville |
Autore | Somerville Margaret A |
Edizione | [[Pbk. ed.].] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 344 p |
Disciplina | 174/.957 |
Soggetto topico |
Bioethics
Science - Moral and ethical aspects |
ISBN |
1-282-86288-X
9786612862885 0-7735-7220-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue -- Searching for Ethics in a Secular Society -- Making and Un-Making Babies -- Immortalizing Our Genetic Selves -- Crossing the Animal-Human Divide -- Dealing with Death -- Terminating Life Support without Consent -- Pushing Parents to the Sidelines -- Altering Baby Boys’ Bodies -- Denying Health Care to Individuals -- Structuring Healthcare Systems -- Creating an Ethics Toolbox -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815973303321 |
Somerville Margaret A | ||
Montreal ; ; Ithaca, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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