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Is There a Duty to Die?
. Ed(S): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F.
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Description for Is There a Duty to Die?
Hardback. Offers a discussion across a wide range of opinions on the meaning of 'duty to die,' examining every sort of argument for and against the idea. This book is suitable for medical ethicists, and those concerned with end-of-life care, including the hospice community, hospitals, lawyers, jurists, public-policy makers, and religious leaders. Editor(s): Humber, James M.; Almeder, Robert F. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 518.
The question of whether there might be a duty to die was first raised by Margaret Battin in 1987 in her ground-breaking essay, "Age Distribution and the Just Distribution of Health Care: Is There a Duty to-Die?" In 1997 the issue was reprised when two new articles appeared on the topic written by John Hardwig and the other by former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. Given the renewed interest in the topic, as well as its undeniable importance, Biomedical Ethics Re views sought to initiate an in-depth discussion of the issue by soliciting articles and issuing a general call for ... Read more
The question of whether there might be a duty to die was first raised by Margaret Battin in 1987 in her ground-breaking essay, "Age Distribution and the Just Distribution of Health Care: Is There a Duty to-Die?" In 1997 the issue was reprised when two new articles appeared on the topic written by John Hardwig and the other by former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm. Given the renewed interest in the topic, as well as its undeniable importance, Biomedical Ethics Re views sought to initiate an in-depth discussion of the issue by soliciting articles and issuing a general call for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
Series
Biomedical Ethics Reviews
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9780896037830
SKU
V9780896037830
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Reviews for Is There a Duty to Die?
"Twelve essays comprise the volume, the first seven broadly supportive of some version of a duty to die, the last five critical of the notion. ...In short, this is a thought-provoking volume." - Ethics