| Euthanasia Examined: Ethical, Clinical and Legal Perspectives Contributor(s): Keown, John (Editor), Callahan, Daniel (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0521586135 ISBN-13: 9780521586139 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: The aim here is to inform the euthanasia debate by acquainting the reader with most of the major ethical, legal, clinical and theological issues involved. The engaging essays have been commissioned from some of the world's leading experts and are balanced in that they represent divergent viewpoints. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 179.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.98" W x 8.96" (1.05 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Whether euthanasia or assisted suicide should be legalized is one of the most pressing and profound questions facing legislators, health care professionals, their patients and society at large. This work aims to inform the debate by acquainting anyone interested in this issue with some of the major ethical, legal and clinical and theological issues involved. The essays have been written to be readily intelligible to the general reader. |