Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 A case for the legalisation of voluntary medically assisted death; CHAPTER 3 Medical futility; CHAPTER 4 Physician-assisted suicide; CHAPTER 5 The sanctity of human life; CHAPTER 6 Killing versus letting die, the doctrine of double effect, and palliative care for the dying; CHAPTER 7 Professional integrity and voluntary medically assisted death; CHAPTER 8 Competence and end-of-life decision making; CHAPTER 9 Advance directives
CHAPTER 10 Voluntary medically assisted death and slippery slope argumentsCHAPTER 11 Non-voluntary euthanasia; CHAPTER 12 Concluding remarks; References; Index of English-language legal cases; Index of names and subjects
Summary
A wide-ranging discussion of the morality and legality of medically assisted death
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-242) and index
