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Physician-Assisted Suicide
Behuniak, Susan M.; Svenson, Arthur Gordon
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Description for Physician-Assisted Suicide
Paperback. A discussion of whether competent, terminally-ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians, or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding this to happen. The debate covers constitutional issues and ethical and medical reflections. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFME; LND; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Whether competent, terminally ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding the exercise of this right are the central questions around which this book revolves. In either case, essential constitutional issues as well as ethical and medical reflections enter the debate. This book, blending original sources and expert commentary, prepares its readers to enter the discussion by providing an accessible and concise introduction to the law and politics of physician-assisted suicide. Its timely appearance also sets the stage for understanding future state referenda, court ... Read more
Whether competent, terminally ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding the exercise of this right are the central questions around which this book revolves. In either case, essential constitutional issues as well as ethical and medical reflections enter the debate. This book, blending original sources and expert commentary, prepares its readers to enter the discussion by providing an accessible and concise introduction to the law and politics of physician-assisted suicide. Its timely appearance also sets the stage for understanding future state referenda, court ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742517257
SKU
V9780742517257
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About Behuniak, Susan M.; Svenson, Arthur Gordon
Susan M. Behuniak is professor of political science at Le Moyne College. Arthur G. Svenson is professor of government at University of Redlands.
Reviews for Physician-Assisted Suicide
A fresh, sweeping approach to this issue.
James M. Hoefler, Dickinsin College A good and balanced job both of covering the dimensions of the PAS controversy and of showing how the judicial process works.
Craig R. Ducat, Northern Illinois University The constitutional issues surrounding the legalization of physician-assisted suicide are almost as complex as the clinical issues. ... Read more
James M. Hoefler, Dickinsin College A good and balanced job both of covering the dimensions of the PAS controversy and of showing how the judicial process works.
Craig R. Ducat, Northern Illinois University The constitutional issues surrounding the legalization of physician-assisted suicide are almost as complex as the clinical issues. ... Read more