Euthanasia
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1984, 1984
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1984 |
| Series: | Medicolegal Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Die Like a King
- II. The Duty to Live and the Right to Die
- On the Dichotomy of Divinity and Humanity in Jewish Law
- III. Law, Culture, and Euthanasia
- Euthanasia Among Indigenous African Peoples
- Euthanasia: A South African View
- Euthanasia: A German View
- IV. The Doctor and Euthanasia
- Informing the Individual of Impending Death
- Some Aspects of Euthanasia from the Point of View of a Family Doctor
- Euthanasia and the Family Doctor
- Psychological Stress in Doctors Dealing with Patients Dying of Leukemia
- The Decision-Making Process in Geriatric Surgery
- V. The Patient and Euthanasia
- Patients’ Reactions to Impending Death
- VI. Active and Passive Euthanasia
- Prevent or Aid Suicide?
- Active and Passive Euthanasia: Medical and Legal Considerations
- VII. Epilogue: The Serene Voyage to Death
- The Meaning of Life and the Right to Voluntary Euthanasia
- Quality of Life, Human Suffering, and Euthanasia
- Euthana