Book contents
- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy
- Cambridge Bioethics and Law
- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- Part I Definitions
- Part II The Ethical Debate
- 3 The Value of Human Life
- 4 The Value of Autonomy
- 5 Legal Hypocrisy?
- 6 The Slippery Slope Arguments
- Part III The Dutch Experience
- Part IV Belgium
- Part V Australia
- Part VI The United States
- Part VII Canada
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Books in the Series
5 - Legal Hypocrisy?
from Part II - The Ethical Debate
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 September 2018
Book contents
- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy
- Cambridge Bioethics and Law
- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Foreword to the Second Edition
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Table of Cases
- Introduction
- Part I Definitions
- Part II The Ethical Debate
- 3 The Value of Human Life
- 4 The Value of Autonomy
- 5 Legal Hypocrisy?
- 6 The Slippery Slope Arguments
- Part III The Dutch Experience
- Part IV Belgium
- Part V Australia
- Part VI The United States
- Part VII Canada
- Conclusion
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
- Books in the Series
Summary
Outlines the guidelines for voluntary euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide laid down by the courts and Dutch medical profession in the 1980s and considers whether they were either precisely defined or strict.
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- Euthanasia, Ethics and Public PolicyAn Argument against Legalisation, pp. 56 - 66Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018