Euthanasia : opposing viewpoints / Neal Bernards, book editor.

Through a collection of writings, various aspects of the subject of euthanasia are explored including the pro-life movement and the legality of living wills.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Other Authors: Bernards, Neal, 1963-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, ©1989.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Euthanasia is ethical / Margaret Pabst Battin
  • Euthanasia is unethical / Joyce Ann Schofield
  • The right to die is ethical / E. Fritz Schmerl
  • The right to die is unethical / Charlotte Low
  • Passive and active euthanasia are equally acceptable / James Rachels
  • Passive and active euthanasia are not equally acceptable / Robert Campbell and Diane Collinson
  • Euthanasia should be legalized / Elizabeth Ogg
  • Euthanasia should not be legalized / Stephen G. Potts
  • Food and water must always be provided / Fred Rosner
  • Food and water must not always be provided / Dan W. Brock
  • Doctors should support euthanasia decisions / Howard Caplan
  • Doctors should oppose euthanasia decisions / Nat Hentoff
  • Euthanasia should be based on the quality of life / Norman L. Cantor
  • Euthanasia should not be based on the quality of life / Sheryl A. Russ
  • Euthanasia should be based on age / Daniel Callahan
  • Euthanasia should not be based on age / Roy A. Fox
  • Euthanasia should be based on economic factors / Richard D. Lamm
  • Euthanasia should not be based on economic factors / Dana E. Johnson
  • Patients should decide / Gerald A. Larue
  • Doctors should decide / Christiaan Barnard
  • Families should decide / Susan M. Wolf
  • Communities should decide / Ezekiel J. Emanuel
  • Living wills should be used / Judith Areen
  • Living wills should not be used / George A. Kendall
  • Active infant euthanasia is acceptable / Earl E. Shelp
  • Active infant euthanasia is not acceptable / Arthur Caplan [and others]
  • Handicapped infants should always be treated / David Andrusko
  • Handicapped infants should not always be treated / Rasa Gustaitis and Ernle W.D. Young
  • Parents and doctors should decide whether infant euthanasia is ethical / David G. McLone
  • Committees should decide whether infant euthanasia is ethical / Ruth Macklin.