Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

Name: Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Euthanasia, Ethics and the LawFrom Conflict to Compromise\nAuthor(s): Richard Huxtable\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge Cavendish\nISBN-13: 9781844721054, 978-1844721054\nSynopsis\nEuthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. The book shows that the rules are in competition because the ethical principles underlying the rules are also diverse and conflicting.\n\nIn mounting his case Richard Huxtable considers some familiar and topical debates, including assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia, examining such situations as the Dianne Pretty litigation and Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill. The book also enters some important, but less well-charted areas, looking at the advent of 'death tourism' and the real status of involuntary and passive euthanasia in English law, in addition to clarifying the confusio.