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End-of-Life and Euthanasia
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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide by Michael J. Cholbi (Editor)Publication Date: 2017
This book addresses key historical, scientific, legal, and philosophical issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States as well as in other countries and cultures. Spotlights the latest medical and scientific developments in euthanasia and examines the role of technology in the ethical debates on assisted dying
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Death Talk : the case against euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide by Margaret SomervillePublication Date: 2016
Death Talk asks why, when our society has rejected euthanasia for over two thousand years, are we now considering legalizing it? Has euthanasia been promoted by deliberately confusing it with other ethically acceptable acts? What is the relation between pain relief treatments that could shorten life and euthanasia? How do journalistic values and media ethics affect the public's perception of euthanasia? What impact would the legalization of euthanasia have on concepts of human rights, human responsibilities, and human ethics? Can we imagine teaching young physicians how to put their patients to death? There are vast ethical, legal, and social differences between natural death and euthanasia.
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Questions on Life and Death Christian faith and medical intervention by Richard HarriesPublication Date: 2010
Do terminally ill people have the right to choose when to end their lives? Since the birth of the first baby through in vitro fertilization just over thirty years ago, scientific advances in this field have been startling. Developments associated with cloning, human-animal hybrids and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis - so disturbing for many people - raise a crucial question about the moral status of the very early embryo. And, just as much as arguments about the right to interfere with the beginning of human life, the debate about the individual's right to choose when to die also provokes strong emotional responses.
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The price of compassion : assisted suicide and euthanasia by Michael StinglPublication Date: 2010
This book explores similarities and differences between voluntary and nonvoluntary euthanasia and tackles the thorny issue of the so-called slippery slope. Stingl and his well-chosen contributors dismantle philosophical, legal, and social myths and expose important logical weaknesses in earlier debates. While the focus is largely on euthanasia and associated legislative and health-care issues in Canada and the United States, the question of what we owe the hopelessly ill and suffering is universal.
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Departing in Peace: Biblical Decision-Making at the End of Life by Bill DavisPublication Date: 2017
Decisions at the End of the create deep anxiety for those involved. But it is possible to find peace and comfort amid the hard choices. As a church elder and hospital ethics consultant, Bill Davis has talked, walked, and prayed with many people in end-of-life situations. Employing varied case studies and biblical, ethical insight, he guides you in making decisions for yourself and others, preparing advance directives, taking financial concerns into account, and navigating new realities in American hospitals.
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Is There a Christian Case for Assisted Dying?: Voluntary Euthanasia Reassessed by Paul BadhamPublication Date: 2009
This book is a contribution to the inter-Christian debate on the question of assisted dying. The book explores the theological issues behind the current debate, and examines the principal moral arguments used by Christians in two influential ethical traditions. It considers the morality of assisted dying in the light of the biblical evidence and of Jesus' own approach to moral questions. The book also considers how this debate reflects the Christian understanding of our relationship with God and the theological value of suffering.
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Christian Bioethics by C. Ben MitchellPublication Date: 2014
Living in an era of highly technical medicine is comforting and sometimes confusing. How should Christians make life and death decisions? What kind of care do we owe one another at the end of life? Is euthanasia a Christian option? The book examines these topics under three general headings: the taking of life, the making of life, and the faking of life. Christian Bioethics is a guidebook for pastors, health care professionals and families--anyone facing difficult decisions about health care.
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The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia by Neil M. GorsuchPublication Date: 2006
The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia--as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization--ever published. In clear terms accessible to the general reader, Neil Gorsuch thoroughly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of leading contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia.
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Eye of the Heart: knowing the human good in the euthanasia debate by William F. SullivanPublication Date: 2005
What is the role of feelings in the euthanasia debate? This is the central question in William F. Sullivans unique philosophical and ethical exploration of the issue, Eye of the Heart. Employing the principles and techniques of the great Canadian theologian and thinker Bernard Lonergan, Sullivan offers a concrete examination of the role of feelings in grasping moral values and the key role that feelings play in ethical decision-making. The heart has its reasons, he argues convincingly, and it is a type of reason that bioethicists, philosophers, and legal scholars all need to know.
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Dying Justice: a case for decriminalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada by Jocelyn DowniePublication Date: 2004
The legal status of assisted death in Canada is in urgent need of clarification and reform. If this is to take place, however, the process must be informed by a careful, thorough, and thoughtful analysis of the issues. In Dying Justice, Jocelyn Downie provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of significant developments in the current legal status of assisted death in Canada.
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Geronticide: killing the elderly by Michael BrogdenPublication Date: 2001
Drawing on a variety of historical, contemporary, anthropological and literary sources, this book considers the present-day debates about the sanctity of elderly lives and the question of euthanasia. Geronticide: Killing the Elderly seeks to place the current debate in a wider historical and social context, while providing a comprehensive overview of current academic and professional concerns. This thorough, authoritative book will be a useful, thought-provoking read for anyone involved in working with the elderly.
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