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Assisted suicide :the liberal, humanist case against legalization /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Assisted suicide :Kevin Yuill, University of Sunderland, UK.
Reminder of title:	the liberal, humanist case against legalization /
Author:	Yuill, Kevin L.,
Description:	1 online resource (xx, 188 pages)
Subject:	Assisted suicide.
Online resource:	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137286307
ISBN:	9781137286307 (electronic bk.)

Assisted suicide :the liberal, humanist case against legalization /
Yuill, Kevin L.,1962-,

Assisted suicide :the liberal, humanist case against legalization /Kevin Yuill, University of Sunderland, UK. - 1 online resource (xx, 188 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword by Brendan O'Neill -- Introduction -- Defining the Terms -- An Analysis of the Key Arguments on Both Sides -- The Origins of the Right-To-Die Movement -- Thinking About Suicide -- For Abortion, Against Assisted Suicide -- The Libertarian Case Against Assisted Suicide.

Kevin Yuill goes straight to the heart of a difficult issue. Critical of both sides of the discussion, this book presents an up-to-date analysis of the direction discussion is taking, showing that atheists, libertarians, those favouring abortion rights and stem-cell research should stand beside their religious compatriots in opposing legalization of assisted suicide. The author shows that the real issue behind the debate is not euthanasia but suicide. Rather than focusing on tragic cases, he indicates the real damage that will be done if we affirm the suicidal wishes of even a small segment of the population. Analyzing the movement for the right to die in historical terms, Yuill shows that, though many proponents of a change in the law believe they are rationalist heirs of such thinkers as John Stuart Mill, legalizing assisted suicide will reduce privacy and freedom. Finally, Yuill suggests a radical alternative to legalization of assisted suicide that would embrace both the cause of freedom and the anxieties of many about securing good deaths.

ISBN: 9781137286307 (electronic bk.)

Source: 640077Palgrave Macmillanhttp://www.palgraveconnect.comSubjects--Topical Terms:

276716
Assisted suicide.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: R726 / .Y85 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 179.7

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2013 E-218

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