Buch, Englisch, Band 38, 157 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 391 g
Reihe: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Physician-Assisted Suicide and Public Policy. an International Perspective
Buch, Englisch, Band 38, 157 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 391 g
Reihe: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6495-1
Verlag: Springer Us
The present volume focuses on public policy issues related to physician-assisted suicide. It offers a detailed analysis of the current legal standing and practice of physician-assisted suicide in various countries and discusses the ethical principles underlying its legal and professional regulation. In addition, it contains a number of personal narratives by professionals who have for many years been involved in end-of-life issues.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
Weitere Infos & Material
Physician-Assisted Suicide and Public Policy.- Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?.- Slippery Slopes and Physician-Assisted Suicide.- Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Medical Associations.- Safe, Legal, Rare? Physician-Assisted Suicide and Cultural Change in the Future.- Palliative Options of Last Resort: A Comparison of Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking, Terminal Sedation, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Voluntary Active Euthanasia.- Physician-Assisted Suicide – An International Perspective.- Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon.- Physician-Assisted Suicide in the Netherlands and Belgium.- Physician-Assisted Suicide and the German Criminal Law.- Physician-Assisted Death An Australian Perspective.- Assisted Dying: The View from the United Kingdom.- Physician-Assisted Suicide – Narratives from Professional and Personal Experience.- Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Doctor’s Perspective.- Physician-Assisted Suicide in Switzerland: A Personal Report.- The European Convention on Human Rights Protects the Right to Suicide.