Least Worst Death

Essays in Bioethics on the End of Life

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

Av Battin, Margaret Pabst Battin, Margaret Pabst Battin

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In this collection of essays by one of the foremost philosophers writing about issues of death and dying, the dilemmas raised by contemporary medicine concerning the way we die are explored. The volume focuses on the issues of withdrawing and withholding care, euthanasia, and suicide. Battin has written an extensive introduction which identifies the principle ethical issues and surveys the current political and social ferment over right-to-die issues. The essays range from treatments of the moral and philosophical issues to essays in practice and policy.

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Utgivningsdatum1994-02-17
Vikt450 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagOxford University Press Inc
ISBN9780195082654

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Introduction. The Politics of Dying: Current Ferment and Background Philosophical IssuesI. Withdrawing and Withholding Care1: The Least Worst Death2: The Eclipse of Altruism: The Moral Price of Deciding for Others3: Is There a Duty to Die?: Age-Rationing and the Just Distribution of Health Care4: Dying in 559 Beds: Efficiency, "Best Buys," and the Ethics of Standardization in National Health CareII. Euthanasia5: Euthansia: The Fundamental Issues6: A Dozen Caveats Concerning the Discussion of Euthanasia in the Netherlands7: Fiction as Forecast: Euthanasia in Alzheimer's Disease?8: Voluntary Euthanasia and the Risk of AbuseIII. Suicide9: Suicide: The Basic Issues10: Manipulated Suicide11: Prohibition and Invitation: The Paradox of Religious Views about Suicide12: Assisted Suicide: Can We Learn from Germany13: Suicide: A Fundamental Human Right?

Margaret Pabst Battin is one of the most intelligent of writers on medical ethics, and this collection of her essays proves a provocative pleasure to read. Studies in Christian Ethics Margaret Pabst Battin is singularly placed to write on euthanasia ... Battin is not only a good philosopher, she is a practical philosopher. She adopts a problem-oriented approach to bioethics, selecting a specific issue and always attempting to provide circumspect and reasoned solutions ... This book says much that is significant, and there is much more to praise than to criticise. It is a fine example of scholarship, a rich resource of historical and contemporary examples, and US case law. For the second time in a decade and a half, contemporary bioethics owes a debt to Margaret Pabst Battin. Journal of Medical Ethics