Death Talk, Second Edition : The Case Against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide.

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Part One Euthanasia and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- 1 Euthanasia, Genetics, Reproductive Technologies, and the Search for a New Societal Paradigm -- Part Two Evolution of the Euthanasia Controversy -- 2 Should the Grandparents Die? Allocation of Medical Resources with an Aging Population -- 3 The Song of Death: The Lyrics of Euthanasia -- 4 "Death Talk" in Canada: The Rodriguez Case -- 5 The Definition of Euthanasia: A Paradoxical Partnership -- 6 Legalizing Euthanasia: Why Now? -- 7 Euthanasia by Confusion -- 8 (a) Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Proposal -- 8 (b) Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Rejection of Nielsen's Proposal -- 8 (c) Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Response to Somerville's Rejection -- 8 (d) Guidelines for Legalized Euthanasia in Canada: A Response to Nielsen's Response -- 9 Executing Euthanasia: A Review Essay -- 10 Why Aren't Physicians Interested in the Ethics and Law of Euthanasia? A Conference Report -- Part Three Untreated Pain and Euthanasia -- 11 Pain and Suffering at Interfaces of Medicine and Law -- 12 Ethics, Law, and Palliative Treatment and Care: The Dying Elderly Person -- 13 The Relief of Suffering: Human Rights and Medicine -- 14 Death of Pain: Pain, Suffering, and Ethics -- Part Four Respect for Dying People and Euthanasia -- 15 (a) Death at a New York Hospital -- 15 (b) Searching for the Governing Values, Policies, and Attitudes: Commentary on "Death at a New York Hospital" -- 16 (a) Human Dignity and Disease, Disability, Suffering: A Philosophical Contribution to the Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Debate -- 16 (b) Unpacking the Concept of Human Dignity in Human(e) Death: Comments on "Human Dignity and Disease, Disability, and Suffering".

17 (a) Prothanasia: Personal Fulfilment and Readiness to Die -- 17 (b) Taming the Tiger: Reflections on "Prothanasia: Personal Fulfilment and Readiness to Die" -- 18 Debating A Gentle Death: A Review Essay -- Part Five Euthanasia in the "Public Square" -- 19 Euthanasia in the Media: Journalists' Values, Media Ethics, and "Public Square" Messages -- 20 Euthanasia and the Death Penalty -- Part Six Ethical and Legal "Tools" in the Euthanasia Debate -- 21 Labels versus Contents: Variance between Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Law in Concepts Governing Decision-Making -- 22 Human Rights and Human Ethics: Health and Health Care -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Permissions and Places of Publication -- Index.

A reasoned, passionate, and wide-ranging enquiry into the euthanasia debate and its consequences for individuals and society.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.