Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-169) and index.
Contents
The limits of a public death. The policy context of ethics in medicine: three examples. -Euthanasia as a public matter: legal, political, and professional aspects of control. -Describing the practice of euthanasia: questions, methods, and case studies. -From public theory to private practice: evaluation of case studies. -The dangers of regulating an active death: summaries and conclusions. Dying and the limits of public intervention.