ABSTRACT
Physician Assisted Suicide is a cross-disciplinary collection of essays from philosophers, physicians, theologians, social scientists, lawyers and economists. As the first book to consider the implications of the Supreme Court decisions in Washington v. Glucksburg and Vacco v. Quill concerning physician-assisted suicide from a variety of perspectives, this collection advances informed, reflective, vigorous public debate.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|64 pages
Conceptual Issues
part 2|89 pages
Considering Those at Risk
chapter 8|16 pages
Protecting the Innocents from Physician-Assisted Suicide
Disability Discrimination and the Duty to Protect Otherwise Vulnerable Groups
part 3|60 pages
Considering the Practice of Medicine
chapter 13|20 pages
Not in the House
Arguments for a Policy of Excluding Physician-Assisted Suicide from the Practice of Hospital Medicine
part 4|100 pages
Considering the Impact of Legalization
chapter 18|11 pages
The Supreme Court and Terminal Sedation
An Ethically Inferior Alternative to Physician-Assisted Suicide
chapter 19|11 pages
Would Physician-Assisted Suicide Save the Healthcare System Money?
(Or, Is Jack Kevorkian Doing All of Us a Favor?)
part 5|50 pages
Considering Religious Perspectives
