Assisted Dying

The Great Legal and Moral Problem of Our Time
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4473-7850-1
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm

Examining principles, stakeholder perspectives, judicial positions and international case studies, it offers the knowledge, context and sensitivity to enable readers to critically engage with a great moral and legal problem of our time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Box, Graham

Chambaere, Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. The Westminster Parliament Debates

3. The Contested Need For (and Desirability of) Reform

4. How Have Arguments of Principle Been Applied?

5. Do Stakeholders Support Assisted Dying?

6. How Has the Judiciary Viewed Assisted Dying?

7. What Have We Learnt from Assisted Dying Internationally?

8. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Graham Box is a former NHS manager and head of a national patient charity who now teaches law, policy and ethics at the Foundation for International Education.

Kenneth Chambaere is Interdisciplinary Professor of Public Health, Sociology & Ethics of the End of Life at the End-of-Life Care Research Group at Ghent University.