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Assisted suicide : the liberal, humanist case against legalization

[NT 42944] Record Type:	[NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
[NT 47348] Title Information:	the liberal, humanist case against legalization
[NT 47261] Author:	YuillKevin L., 1962-
[NT 47351] Place of Publication:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
[NT 47263] Published:	Palgrave Macmillan;
[NT 47352] Year of Publication:	New York, NY
[NT 47264] Description:	1 online resource (xx, 188 pages)
[NT 47266] Subject:	Assisted suicide. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Euthanasia - Law and legislation. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	MEDICAL - Terminal Care. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	MEDICAL - Ethics. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	PHILOSOPHY - Ethics & Moral Philosophy. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	PSYCHOLOGY - Suicide. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Suicide, Assisted. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	Euthanasia - legislation & jurisprudence. -
[NT 47266] Subject:	PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy -
[NT 51458] Online resource:	http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137286307
[NT 47265] Notes:	Description based on print version record
[NT 51398] Summary:	Kevin Yuill goes straight to the heart of a difficult issue. Critical of both sides of the discussion, this book presents an up-to-date analysis of the direction discussion is taking, showing that atheists, libertarians, those favouring abortion rights and stem-cell research should stand beside their religious compatriots in opposing legalization of assisted suicide. The author shows that the real issue behind the debate is not euthanasia but suicide. Rather than focusing on tragic cases, he indicates the real damage that will be done if we affirm the suicidal wishes of even a small segment of the population. Analyzing the movement for the right to die in historical terms, Yuill shows that, though many proponents of a change in the law believe they are rationalist heirs of such thinkers as John Stuart Mill, legalizing assisted suicide will reduce privacy and freedom. Finally, Yuill suggests a radical alternative to legalization of assisted suicide that would embrace both the cause of freedom and the anxieties of many about securing good deaths.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9781137286307electronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	113728630Xelectronic bk.
[NT 60779] Content Note:	Acknowledgements Foreword by Brendan O'Neill Introduction Defining the Terms An Analysis of the Key Arguments on Both Sides The Origins of the Right-To-Die Movement Thinking About Suicide For Abortion, Against Assisted Suicide The Libertarian Case Against Assisted Suicide.

Assisted suicide : the liberal, humanist case against legalization
Yuill, Kevin L.

Assisted suicide : the liberal, humanist case against legalization / Kevin Yuill, University of Sunderland, UK. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY. - 1 online resource (xx, 188 pages).
Acknowledgements.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.
ISBN 9781137286307ISBN 113728630X
Assisted suicide.EuthanasiaMEDICALMEDICALPHILOSOPHYPSYCHOLOGYSuicide, Assisted.EuthanasiaPHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy -- Law and legislation. -- Terminal Care. -- Ethics. -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy. -- Suicide. -- legislation & jurisprudence.

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