Assisted dying and legal change
Lewis, PenneyAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2007.
Exploring how the way in which assisted dying is legalised affects the regime produced, this text suggests that the experience of one jurisdiction cannot readily be translated to another, and argues for a subtler understanding of euthanasia against the backgrounds of diverse legal and political cultures.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Exploring how the way in which assisted dying is legalised affects the regime produced, this text suggests that the experience of one jurisdiction cannot readily be translated to another, and argues for a subtler understanding of euthanasia against the backgrounds of diverse legal and political cultures.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Assisted suicide
Right to die
Euthanasia
Right to Die
Suicide, Assisted
Euthanasia
Suicide
Terminal Care
Patient Rights
Homicide
Self-Injurious Behavior
Patient Care
Social Problems
Human Rights
Social Control, Formal
Therapeutics
Sociology
Behavioral Symptoms
Health Services
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Behavior
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Social Sciences
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Health Care
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Psychiatry and Psychology
Law, General & Comparative
Law, Politics & Government