Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Michael J. Cholbi, PhD, is professor of philosophy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

• IntroductionMichael J. CholbiPart I History, Practice, and LawChapter 1 Physician-Assisted Dying and the Law in the United States: A Perspective on Three Prospective FuturesArthur G. SvensonChapter 2 The Assisted Dying Bill for England and WalesRaphael Cohen-AlmagorChapter 3 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Attitudes and Polices in MexicoAsunción Álvarez del Río, Julieta Gómez Ávalos, and Isaac González HuertaChapter 4 Suffering, Compassion, and Freedom: Mahayana Buddhism and East Asian Attitudes Toward Assisted Suicide and EuthanasiaBrett BarleymanChapter 5 The Continental Perspective on Assisted Suicide and EuthanasiaJack SimmonsChapter 6 Christian Perspectives on Assisted Dying: An Issue for Religious Ethics121Lloyd SteffenPart II Ethics and PolicyChapter 7 Ethical Evaluation of Euthanasia in the Islamic TraditionTuba Erkoç Baydar and Ilhan IlkilicChapter 8 An Argument in Favor of the Morality of Voluntary Medically Assisted DeathRobert YoungChapter 9 Limiting the Right to Die: Moral Logic, Professional Integrity, Societal EthosCourtney S. CampbellChapter 10 Respect for Personal Autonomy in the Justification of Death-Hastening ChoicesPaul T. MenzelChapter 11 Intention, Permissibility, and the Consistency of Traditional End-of-Life CareJoseph BoyleChapter 12 Assisted Dying and PalliationBen A. RichChapter 13 Capacity and Assisted DyingColin GavaghanChapter 14 Advance Directives for EuthanasiaEric VogelsteinChapter 15 Pediatric EuthanasiaJacob M. AppelChapter 16 Traveling for Assisted SuicideI. Glenn CohenAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex

Overall this title is an accessible and cogent introduction to the topic. . . . VERDICT A worthwhile addition for academic collections, especially for health sciences/medical students and upper-level undergraduates.