| Infanticide and the Value of Life Contributor(s): Kohl, Marvin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0879751002 ISBN-13: 9780879751005 Publisher: Prometheus Books OUR PRICE: $33.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1979 Annotation: Should infants born with severe illness or physical debilitation -- so severe that they are in extreme pain, have a meaningless existence, or little life expectancy -- be put to death? This anthology of original papers examines this question in depth. Kohl, also the editor of Beneficent Euthanasia, includes works from eighteen philosophers, religious leaders, lawyers, physicians, and other professionals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 174.24 |
| LCCN: 77026376 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.36" W x 9.27" (1.11 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology of original papers considers the ethics of allowing or inducing the death of infants who are born with such severe illness or physical debilitation that they are left with incognition, extreme pain, meaningless existence, or little expectancy for life. |