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BL
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1046993
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b801363
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Biggs, Hazel.
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Euthanasia, death with dignity, and the law /\ Hazel Biggs.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford [England] ;Portland, Or. :: Hart Publ.,, 2001.
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1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages)
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1280807660
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: 1472562410
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: 1847310214
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: 9781280807664
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: 9781472562418
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: 9781847310217
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1841130915
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9781841130910
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Medicine Men, Outlaws and Voluntary Euthanasia -- 1. To Kill or not to Kill; is that the Euthanasia Questions? -- 2. Euthanasia and Clinically assisted Death: from Caring to Killing? -- 3. Consent to Treatment but Not to Death -- 4. Autonomy, Self-determination and Self-destruction -- 5. Living Wills and the Will to Die -- 6. Is Euthanasia a Dignified Death? -- 7. Conclusions: Dignified Life, Dignified Death and Dignified Law.
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Many advocates of euthanasia consider the criminal law to be an inappropriate medium to adjudicate the ethical and humanitarian dilemmas associated with end of life decisions. This work examines the legal response to euthanasia and end of life decisions.
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Euthanasia-- Law and legislation.
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Euthanasia-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Euthanasia.
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Euthanasia-- legislation jurisprudence.
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Euthanasie-- Droit-- Grande-Bretagne.
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Euthanasia-- Law and legislation.
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Euthanasia-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Euthanasia.
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LAW-- Right to Die.
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Euthanasie.
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Regelgeving.
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| Dewey Classification
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344/.04197
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K3611.E95B54 2001eb
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KD
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86.66bcl
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