The Right To Die With Dignity
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Right To Die With Dignity
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Author : Raphael Cohen-Almagor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-05-01
Right To Die With Dignity written by Raphael Cohen-Almagor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-01 with categories.
Few issues are more divisive than ¿the right to die.¿ One camp upholds ¿death with dignity,¿ regarding the terminally ill as autonomous beings capable of forming their own judgment on the timing & process of dying. The other camp advocates ¿sanctity of life,¿ regarding life as intrinsically valuable, & believes that it should be sustained for as long as possible. Is there a right answer? Here is a balanced approach, viewing the dispute from public policy & international perspectives. Offers a compelling, interdisciplinary study in med., law, religion, & ethics. Delineates a distinction between active & passive euthanasia & discusses legal measures that have been invoked in the U.S. & abroad. Makes a plea for voluntary physician-assisted suicide. Illus.
Dying Right
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Author : Daniel Hillyard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-06
Dying Right written by Daniel Hillyard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06 with Law categories.
Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide. Engaging the question of how to balance a patient's sense about the right way to die, a physician's role as a healer, and the state's interest in preventing killing, Dying Right captures the ethical, legal, moral, and medical complexities involved in this ongoing debate.
Who Owns Your Life
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Author : Hari Swarup
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2009
Who Owns Your Life written by Hari Swarup and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Philosophy categories.
Who Owns Your Life? is the author's clarion call questioning whether I have the right to live and live with dignity? Do I have the more personal and dignity-oriented Human Rights, i.e. the Right to Die and Die with Dignity. Is it necessary that men an
Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide
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Author : Jean Pierre Wenger
language : en
Publisher: MB Cooltura
Release Date : 2023-08-11
Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide written by Jean Pierre Wenger and has been published by MB Cooltura this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-11 with Health & Fitness categories.
Societies are based on the principle of the inalienable right to life, and indeed States have a duty to preserve life. Euthanasia is based on a human principle: to shorten the unnecessary suffering of the person undergoing a process of terminal deterioration. Of course, different cultures and different bodies of law have different assessments of the subject. The right to assisted suicide or to a so-called "dignified death" generates debates: those in favor ask why, if each person has the freedom to make decisions about his or her own life, the most important decision of all is prevented in a final phase. Those who are against it postulate the deviations that its legalization would provoke: for example, the disinvestment or even elimination of palliative care, considered as an unnecessary expense, and the possible helplessness of a patient in the care of a family overcome by suffering. It is even argued that there is a contradiction between euthanasia and physicians ́ Hippocratic oath.
Dying With Dignity
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Author : Derek Humphry
language : en
Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
Release Date : 1992
Dying With Dignity written by Derek Humphry and has been published by Carol Publishing Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Family & Relationships categories.
"Thanks to the runaway success of the number-one national bestseller Final Exit: the Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, the right to die has been brought to the moral and political forefront. Derek Humphry's new book, Dying with Dignity: Understanding Euthanasia, puts the somewhat confusing ethics and legality of the right to die in perspective and serves as an important companion volume to Final Exit." "Euthanasia became a personal experience for Derek Humphry when his first wife, Jean, who was suffering from terminal breast cancer, asked him to help her die. This unhappy event, and the public interest surrounding it, caused him to found the nonprofit National Hemlock Society and become the champion of this cause." "Through essays and briefings, Humphry's latest book, Dying with Dignity, helps readers work their way through the labyrinth of complex issues which comprise the subject." "Topics of discussion include:" "Euthanasia: Is it mercy or murder?" "The case for rational suicide--when suicide is justified and the ethical parameters of autoeuthanasia (i.e., the taking of one's own life)." "The trend toward acceptance--why more judges are increasingly ruling for the terminally ill patient's rights over the hospital's responsibilities to preserve life." "Evidence of the dramatic growth of the right-to-die movement." "Questions and answers about the Hemlock Society--answers including why this pioneer group was formed and what its political goals are. Specific questions regarding the pros and cons of different suicide methods are also discussed." "The landmark cases of eleven doctors who have been charged with killing a terminally ill patient or family member, and the consequences of these cases--from Harold Balzer, who in 1935 "murdered" his daughter, a victim of cerebral spinal meningitis, to Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who in 1991 developed a suicide machine." "The profound differences between mercy killing, assisted suicide, and auto-euthanasia--and the one the Hemlock Society supports and why." "Dying with Dignity also discusses the effect that major mercy killing cases have had--involving individuals like Roswell Gilbert, Dr. Peter Rosier, Nancy Cruzan, and Karen Ann Quinlan--and the lessons these cases have taught." "In Humphry's professional opinion, voluntary euthanasia will become lawful within the next few years. Recent polls overwhelmingly indicate that the public believes in a person's moral right to end his or her life when that person has an incurable disease. And with the surprising success of Final Exit, it's apparent that the right to die is on a lot of people's minds. Dying with Dignity will help readers to sort out the complexities of this issue."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Dying Right
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Author : Daniel Hillyard
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-06-01
Dying Right written by Daniel Hillyard and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-01 with Social Science categories.
Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide. Engaging the question of how to balance a patient's sense about the right way to die, a physician's role as a healer, and the state's interest in preventing killing, Dying Right captures the ethical, legal, moral, and medical complexities involved in this ongoing debate.
Freedom To Die
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Author : Derek Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2000-04-17
Freedom To Die written by Derek Humphrey and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-17 with Social Science categories.
The strength of the right-to-die movement was underscored as early as 1991, when Derek Humphry published Final Exit, the movement's call to arms that inspired literally hundreds of thousands of Americans who wished to understand the concepts of assisted suicide and the right to die with dignity. Now Humphry has joined forces with attorney Mary Clement to write Freedom to Die, which places this civil rights story within the framework of American social history. More than a chronology of the movement, this book explores the inner motivations of an entire society. Reaching back to the years just after World War II, Freedom to Die explores the roots of the movement and answers the question: Why now, at the end of the twentieth century, has the right-to-die movement become part of the mainstream debate? In a reasoned voice, which stands out dramatically amid the vituperative clamoring of the religious right, the authors examine the potential dangers of assisted suicide - suggesting ways to avert the negative consequences of legalization - even as they argue why it should be legalized.
The Right To Die With Dignity
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Author : Derya Nur Kayacan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-06-20
The Right To Die With Dignity written by Derya Nur Kayacan and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-20 with Law categories.
“Can I choose to die?” As the number of requests for euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide continues to rise, human rights law faces a new conflict: the right to die vs. the right to life... The right to die or, in other words, ‘the right to choose the time and manner of one’s own death’ is a question of personal autonomy and its limits. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the right to die and sheds light on its possible future under the European Convention on Human Rights. After setting a clear framework by defining the key terminology, the book takes a two-part approach to achieving its aim. The first part focuses on the right to die in practice by examining selected jurisdictions. Switzerland, which is famous for its assisted suicide organizations, and the Netherlands, which was the first country to legalize euthanasia, are examined in detail. Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, and -as an exception to the Convention perspective - Canada are also included. While this examination offers a better understanding of what the right to die looks like in practice, it also provides insights on the slippery slope argument, which serves as a counterweight to personal autonomy, without making a definitive statement on its validity. This part also illustrates the different paths that led or did not lead to the right to die in practice. The second part is an analysis of the European Court of Human Rights case law on the right to die. The Court has made important statements in only very cases, while its caution when approaching such a delicate and controversial topic among its 47 members is understandably emphasized. This analysis of the Court’s approach to the balancing of personal autonomy against other interests allows us to take a look back at the practice in more permissive jurisdictions through the lens of the Convention. Taken together, the book’s two parts provide valuable lessons for countries that decide to practice assisted dying, which are outlined in the conclusion. In addition, given that a purely legal approach can only offer a partial picture, the book argues that an interdisciplinary approach would be much more favorable in terms of providing the necessary basis for the right to die debate.
Death With Dignity
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Author : Robert Orfali
language : en
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Release Date : 2011
Death With Dignity written by Robert Orfali and has been published by Hillcrest Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Family & Relationships categories.
In this book the author makes a case for legalized physician-assisted dying. Using the latest data from Oregon and the Netherlands, he puts a new slant on perennial debate topics such as "slippery slopes," "the integrity of medicine," and "sanctity of life." This book provides an in-depth look at how we die in America today. It examines the shortcomings of our end-of-life system. You will learn about terminal torture in hospital ICUs and about the alternatives: hospice and palliative care. The author scrutinizes the good, the bad, and the ugly. He provides a critique of the practice of palliative sedation. The book makes a strong case that assisted dying complements hospice. By providing both, Oregon now has the best palliative-care system in America. This book, above all, may help you or someone you care about navigate this strange landscape we call "end of life." It can be an informed guide to "a good death" in the age of hospice and high-tech medical intervention.
Arguing Euthanasia
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Author : Jonathan Moreno
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1995-10
Arguing Euthanasia written by Jonathan Moreno and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-10 with Law categories.
The proliferation of life-prolonging technology in recent years has made the controversy over the "right to die" and physician-assisted suicide one of the most explosive medical and ethical issues of our day. Dr. Jack Kevorkian's "suicide machine" has commanded front-page coverage for several years, while in 1994 Oregon passed a measure allowing the terminally ill to obtain lethal prescriptions for suicide, and other states have placed similar proposals on their ballots.