Euthanasia And Assisted Suicide: Global Views On Choosing To End Life

This two-volume set addresses key historical, scientific, legal, and philosophical issues surrounding euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States as well as in other countries and cultures. * Addresses the extended history of debates regarding the ethical justifiability of assisted suicide and euthanasia * Analyzes assisted suicide and euthanasia in many cultural, philosophical, and religious traditions * Provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the subject, including coverage of topics such as the depictions of assisted dying in popular culture, that enables a more complete understanding of this emotionally charged controversy * Spotlights the latest medical and scientific developments and examines the role of technology in the ethical debates on assisted dying

• | Author: Michael J. Cholbi, Michael J. Cholbi
• | Publisher: Praeger
• | Publication Date: Jan 31, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 424 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Law
• | ISBN-10: 1440836795
• | ISBN-13: 9781440836794