Euthanasia
Euthanasia | Chapter 3 Preface
Derek Humphry and Mary Clement, in their book Freedom to Die, state that the right-to-die movement is primarily a response to what they call “the onslaught of medical technology”—the fear many people have that their death will be unnaturally prolonged by the use of invasive, unwanted medical treatments. Doctors prescribe aggressive end-of-life treatments in order to preserve life, but Humphry and Clement suggest that they may also have an ulterior motive: “Some suggest that certain physicians overtreat their patients out of simple greed. . . . Dead patients generate no...
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- Should Voluntary Euthanasia Be Legalized?
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Would Legalizing Euthanasia Lead to Involuntary Killing?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Threaten the Disabled
- Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would not Threaten the Disabled
- Safegurads Cannot Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Safeguards Can Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia
- Periodical Bibliography
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Should Physicians Assist in Suicide?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Assisted Suicide is an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Assisted Suicide is not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians
- Physicians Should be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Physicians Should not be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide
- Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
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