TY  - BOOK
AU  - Snyder, Carrie L.
TI  - Euthanasia
T2  - Opposing viewpoints series
SN  - 0737729333 (lib. : alk. paper)
AV  - R 726 .S69
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Euthanasia
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - ethics
KW  - Euthanasia, Active
KW  - Euthanasia, Passive
KW  - Right to Die
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why consider opposing viewpoints? --; Introduction --; ch. 1; Is euthanasia ethical? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Christianity condemns voluntary euthanasia; Chris Armstrong --; 2; Christianity should condone voluntary euthanasia; John Shelby Spong --; 3; Euthanasia relieves suffering; South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society --; 4; Euthanasia distorts the meaning of mercy; Trudy Chun; and; Marian Wallace --; 5; Euthanasia enhances personal freedom; Thomas Preston; Martin Gunderson; and; David J. Mayo --; 6; Euthanasia undermines personal freedom; John Shelby Keown --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 2; Should physician-assisted suicide be legal? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would harm society; Margaret Somerville --; 2; Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would reduce harm to society; Roger S. Magnusson --; 3; Improved end-of-life care would make assisted suicide unnecessary; Ira Byock; interviewed by; Steve Gordon --; 4; Improved end-of-life care would not make assisted suicide unnecessary; Timothy E. Quill, Margaret P. Battin --; 5; Legalizing assisted suicide would make killing too easy; Matthew Parris --; 6; Legalizing assisted suicide is premature; Yvonne Mak; Glyn Elwyn; and; Ilora G. Finlay --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 3; Would legalizing voluntary euthanasia lead to abuses? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia; John Keown --; 2; Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia; Jocelyn Downie --; 3; Oregon's assisted suicide experience : safeguards do not work; Oregon Right to Life --; 4; Legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon has not led to abuses; Death with Dignity National Center --; 5; Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would harm the disabled; Barry Corbet --; 6; Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not harm the disabled; David J. Mayo; and; Martin Gunderson --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 4; When should life support be stopped? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Feeding tubes should be removed from patients in a persistent vegetative state; John Collins Harvey --; 2; Feeding tubes should not be removed from patients diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state; Wesley J. Smith --; 3; Doctors should stop treatment that is futile; Kevin T. Keith --; 4; Doctors should not deny wanted treatment; Lynn Vincent --; 5; Living wills allow patients to control when life support stops; Ruthe C. Ashley --; 6; Living wills fail to give patients control over life support; Angela Fagerlin; and; Carl E. Schneider --; Periodical bibliography --; For further discussion --; Organizations to contact --; Bibliography --; Index
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