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Euthanasia : Opposing viewpoints / Carrie L. Snyder, book editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)Publication details: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2006.Description: 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0737729333 (lib. : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Chapter 1: Is euthanasia ethical? -- Christianity condemns voluntary euthanasia / Chris Armstrong -- Christianity should condone voluntary euthanasia / John Shelby Spong -- Euthanasia relieves suffering / South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society -- Euthanasia distorts the meaning of mercy / Trudy Chun, Marian Wallace -- Euthanasia enhances personal freedom / Thomas Preston, Martin Gunderson, David J. Mayo -- Euthanasia undermines personal freedom / John Shelby Keown -- Chapter 2: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal? -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would harm society / Margaret Somerville -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would reduce harm to society / Roger S. Magnusson -- Improved end-of-life care would make assisted suicide unnecessary / Ira Byock, interviewed by Steve Gordon -- Improved end-of-life care would not make assisted suicide unnecessary / Timothy E. Quill, Margaret P. Battin -- Legalizing assisted suicide would make killing too easy / Matthew Parris -- Legalizing assisted suicide is premature / Yvonne Mak, Glyn Elwyn, Ilora G. Finlay --
Chapter 3: Would legalizing voluntary euthanasia lead to abuses? -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia / John Keown -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia / Jocelyn Downie -- Oregon's assisted suicide experience: safeguards do not work / Oregon Right to Life -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon has not led to abuses / Death with Dignity National Center -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would harm the disabled / Barry Corbet -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not harm the disabled / David J. Mayo, Martin Gunderson -- Chapter 4: When should life support be stopped? -- Feeding tubes should be removed from patients in a persistent vegetative state / John Collins Harvey -- Feeding tubes should not be removed from patients diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state / Wesley J. Smith -- Doctors should stop treatment that is futile / Kevin T. Keith -- Doctors should not deny wanted treatment / Lynn Vincent -- Living wills allow patients to control when life support stops / Ruthe C. Ashley -- Living wills fail to give patients control over life support / Angela Fagerlin, Carl E. Schneider.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Is euthanasia ethical? -- Christianity condemns voluntary euthanasia / Chris Armstrong -- Christianity should condone voluntary euthanasia / John Shelby Spong -- Euthanasia relieves suffering / South Australia Voluntary Euthanasia Society -- Euthanasia distorts the meaning of mercy / Trudy Chun, Marian Wallace -- Euthanasia enhances personal freedom / Thomas Preston, Martin Gunderson, David J. Mayo -- Euthanasia undermines personal freedom / John Shelby Keown -- Chapter 2: Should physician-assisted suicide be legal? -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would harm society / Margaret Somerville -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide would reduce harm to society / Roger S. Magnusson -- Improved end-of-life care would make assisted suicide unnecessary / Ira Byock, interviewed by Steve Gordon -- Improved end-of-life care would not make assisted suicide unnecessary / Timothy E. Quill, Margaret P. Battin -- Legalizing assisted suicide would make killing too easy / Matthew Parris -- Legalizing assisted suicide is premature / Yvonne Mak, Glyn Elwyn, Ilora G. Finlay --

Chapter 3: Would legalizing voluntary euthanasia lead to abuses? -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia / John Keown -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not lead to nonvoluntary euthanasia / Jocelyn Downie -- Oregon's assisted suicide experience: safeguards do not work / Oregon Right to Life -- Legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Oregon has not led to abuses / Death with Dignity National Center -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would harm the disabled / Barry Corbet -- Legalizing voluntary euthanasia would not harm the disabled / David J. Mayo, Martin Gunderson -- Chapter 4: When should life support be stopped? -- Feeding tubes should be removed from patients in a persistent vegetative state / John Collins Harvey -- Feeding tubes should not be removed from patients diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state / Wesley J. Smith -- Doctors should stop treatment that is futile / Kevin T. Keith -- Doctors should not deny wanted treatment / Lynn Vincent -- Living wills allow patients to control when life support stops / Ruthe C. Ashley -- Living wills fail to give patients control over life support / Angela Fagerlin, Carl E. Schneider.