Naujausi A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z
Autoriai: DEREK HUMPRY AND ANN WICKETT
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ISBN: 0-9606030-9-3
Brūkšninis kodas: 4202164
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Anotacija:
This book is an attempt to explain the complexities of the most controversial issue of the 1980s and 1990s against the historical, legal, religious and cultural background.
The Right To Die is the result of objective research into and analysis of a subject that is not only controversial but difficult to define quickly or easily a person`s right to choose to die, whether alone or with help of another.
In 1988 an attempt in California to change the law to permit physician-assisted suicide of a terminally ill person failed. Fresh reform attempts were made in Washington and Oregon in 1991 and in California again in 1992.
In The Right To Die, the authors give a complete history of the subject, beginning with Greek and Roman attitudes towards dying. They cover active and passive euthanasia, suicide, mercy killing, and the medical and legal issues, as well as the moral and ethical questions on both sides.
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xii
1. Historical perspective 1
2. Eurhanasia`s Nazi “Albatross” 20
3. 1940 to 1950 33
4. 1950 to 1960 47
5. The 1960s 63
6. The early 1970s 91
7. Significant developments, late 1970s to 1985 107
8. An upsurge in mercy killing and double suicide 131
9. The handicapped and euthanasia 145
10. The right-to-life viewpoint 162
11. Euthanasia in the Netherlands 170
12. Euthanasia and hospice 181
13. High technology: A mixed blessing 188
14. The influence of health costs 204
15. Mercy killing and the law 218
16. Is there a constitutional right to die? 229
17. Defining death 277
18. Religion and euthanasia 288
19. Helping another to die 296
20. The path ahead 310
Appendixes
I. Films dealing with dying 315
II. Organizations dealing with death 316
Notes 317
Bibliography 353
Index 359
CHARTS
Checklist chart of 36 living will laws 109
Frequency of euthanasia cases in the United States 1920-1985 134
Mercy killing cases (1920-present) 135
Religious affiliation of Hemlock membership 294
Beliefs about euthanasia 295
Providing aid in others` self-deliverance 302
