Author:
Cohen-Almagor, Raphael.
Imprint:New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2001.
Descriptionxi, 304 p. ; 25 cm.
Note:Machine generated contents note: 1 Language and Reality at the End of Life 16 -- 2 Post-Coma Unawareness Patients 34 -- 3 Sanctity and Quality of Life in Medical Ethics 52 -- 4 Passive and Active Euthanasia 80 -- 5 What Interests Do We Have? 96 -- 6 The Role of the Patients' Loved Ones 113 -- 7 An Outsider's View of Dutch Euthanasia -- Policy and Practice 131 -- 8 The Oregon Death with Dignity Act 158 -- Conclusions: A Circumscribed Plea for -- Voluntary Physician-Assisted Suicide 181 -- Appendix: Ethical and Financial Considerations in -- Allocating Health Care Resources 207.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
