Death and medical power : an ethical analysis of Dutch euthanasia practice / Henk A.M.J. ten Have and Jos V.M. Welie.

Author
ten Have, H. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2005.
Description
x, 242 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Facing death [More in this series]
    Summary note
    This text describes the debate on euthanasia in the Netherlands, explains its origins and analyses its developments. Ethical issues about the pros and cons of medical termination of human life are run throughout the text.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-234) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Euthanasia and medical power
    • 2. The growth of medical power
    • 3. The medical practice of euthanasia
    • 4. The response of the law
    • 5. Justifying the practice of euthanasia
    • 6. Lessons to be learned
    • App. I. Digest of Dutch jurisprudence
    • App. II. 2001 law on euthanasia and PAS.
    ISBN
    • 9780335217564 ((hb.))
    • 0335217567 ((hbk.))
    • 9780335217557 ((pbk.))
    • 0335217559 ((pbk.))
    • 0335227295
    • 9780335227297
    OCLC
    58554606
    International Article Number
    • 9780335217564
    • 9780335217557
    Other standard number
    • 99811241417
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