| Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law Revised Edition Contributor(s): Otlowski, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198298684 ISBN-13: 9780198298687 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Margaret Otlowski investigates the complex and controversial issue of active voluntary euthanasia. She critically examines the criminal law prohibition of medically administered active voluntary euthanasia in common law jurisdictions, and carefully looks at the situation as handled in practice. The evidence of patient demands for active euthanasia and the willingness of some doctors to respond to patients' requests is explored, and an argument for reform of the law is made with reference to the position in the Netherlands (where active voluntary euthanasia is now openly practiced). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Right To Die - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 344.041 |
| Lexile Measure: 1840 |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 6.28" W x 9.18" (1.89 lbs) 650 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Margaret Otlowski investigates the complex and controversial issue of active voluntary euthanasia. She critically examines the criminal law prohibition of medically administered active voluntary euthanasia in common law jurisdictions, and carefully looks at the situation as handled in practice. The evidence of patient demands for active euthanasia and the willingness of some doctors to respond to patients' requests is explored, and an argument for reform of the law is made with reference to the position in the Netherlands (where active voluntary euthanasia is now openly practiced). |