The Euthanasia/Assisted-Suicide Debate

by Demetra M. Pappas

Overview

This revealing volume explores recent historical perspectives on the modern euthanasia and assisted-suicide debate and the political arenas in which it has unfolded.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313341885
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/20/2012
Series:	Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	183
File size:	972 KB

About the Author

Demetra M. Pappas, JD, MSc, PhD, holds a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and a master of science degree in criminal justice policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Medical Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: A Twentieth-Century Issue
2 The 1930s and 1940s: From the King of England to the Holocaust
3 The 1950s: The First Anglo-American Prosecutions for Medical Euthanasia and the Resulting Academic Debate
4 The 1960s–1980s: Decriminalizing Suicide and Non-Voluntary Euthanasia of Those in Persistent Vegetative States
5 The 1990s and Jack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian: From Physician-Assisted Suicide to Medical Euthanasia
6 The 1990s: The Non-Michigan Parallel Text of Doctor Prosecution and Initial Failed Legislative Efforts
7 Legalizing and Implementing Physician-Assisted Suicide in Oregon in the 1990s and 2000s
8 The 2000s: Post-Millennium Case Studies of State Reactions to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Concluding Commentary
Appendix: Table of Cases, Legislation, Proposed Legislation, and Initiatives
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

The Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Debate is a thorough yet concise review of the history and development of medical euthanasia and assisted suicide. . . . Part of Greenwood's Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America series, this offers complete coverage of every aspect of the euthanasia debate and would be a great addition to public, high school, and undergraduate libraries. This book removes the typical pro-con approach taken with controversial topics and simply provides information—leaving readers to arrive at their own conclusions, making it an invaluable resource for students.” —Booklist

“This book provides a cogent and systematic analysis of the issue. Arguments against euthanasia as well as those supporting it are well presented here.” —ARBA

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