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Title Euthanasia / Margaret Haerens, book editor.

Publication Info. Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  179.7 E91EO    Check Shelf
Description 232 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "Opposing Viewpoints is the leading source for libraries and classrooms in need of current-issue materials. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents chapter 1. Should governments allow euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide?: Euthanasia should be legal / Howard Ball ; Euthanasia should not be legal / Bill Muehlenberg ; Euthanasia should be illegal but tacitly permitted / Brendan O'Neill ; Palliative care is a better option for the terminally ill than euthanasia / Adam J. MacLeod ; Euthanasia : hope you never need it, but be glad the option is there / Philip Nitschke -- There is a right to die / Peter Singer -- Liberals should be wary of assisted suicide / E.J. Dionne -- chapter 2. What effect does euthanasia have on individuals and society?: Euthanasia is merciful and reasonable / Terry Pratchett ; Euthanasia is barbarous and immoral / Rosie DiManno ; Euthanasia respects individual autonomy and requires deliberation / Mars Cramer ; Euthanasia devalues human life and limits individual freedom / United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ; Legalizing euthanasia can become a slippery slope / Sherif Emil ; There is no evidence that legalizing euthanasia will lead to a slippery slope / Dan Gardner ; Legalizing euthanasia leads to a stronger and more compassionate society / Steve Siebold ; Legalizing euthanasia has a negative impact on society / Tom Mortier and Steven Bieseman -- chapter 3. What controversies impact the euthanasia debate?: Child euthanasia should be allowed / Luke J. Davies ; Euthanasia for children is wrong : as Belgium proposes new law / Charles Foster ; Euthanasia should be allowed for emotional suffering / Mary Elizabeth Williams ; Euthanasia should not be allowed for emotional suffering / Tim Stanley ; Massachusetts vote may change how the nation dies / Lewis M. Cohen ; Physicians should not play a role in assisted suicide / Chethan Sathya -- chapter 4. How does the Affordable Care Act affect the euthanasia debate?: Canada has death panels / Adam Goldenberg ; Death panels are inevitable as long as health care is considered a commodity / James Ridgeway ; The Affordable Care Act death panels are a myth / Linda Milazzo ; ObamaCare is to euthanasia what Roe v. Wade was to abortion / Brian J. Kopp ; The Affordable Care Act could bring attention to the Death with Dignity movement / Roy Speckhardt.
Subject Euthanasia.
Euthanasia.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Issues -- Death & Dying.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Science -- General.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Law & Crime.
Euthanasia. (OCoLC)fst00916915
Added Author Haerens, Margaret, editor.
ISBN 9780737772623 (hardback)
073777262X (hardback)
9780737772630 (paperback)
0737772638 (paperback)
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