Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements – John Keown and Emily Jackson In Favour of the Legalisation of Assisted Dying by Emily Jackson I. Introduction II. Why We Should Try III. The Status Quo is Indefensible A. Double Effect B. Terminal Sedation C. 'Do Not Attempt Resuscitation' Orders D. Treatment Withdrawal E. Exporting the 'Problem' of Assisted Suicide F. The Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide 'Underground' and the Benefits of Regulation IV. Why Might Anyone Think We Shouldn't Try? A. The Sanctity and Value of Life B. Effect on Doctor–Patient Relationship C. Regulatory Difficulties V. What Might an Assisted Dying Law Look Like? A. Other Countries' Experience B. Process C. Method: Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia, or Both? D. Substance VI. What are the Consequences of not Trying? Against Decriminalising Euthanasia; For Improving Care by John Keown I. Introduction II. Definitions III. Ten Arguments For Decriminalisation A. Autonomy B. Compassion C. Legal Hypocrisy D. A Right to Suicide E. Public Opinion F. Legal Failure G. The Netherlands H. Oregon I. Religion J. Economics IV. Professor Jackson's Arguments A. Jackson 1 B. Jackson 2 V. The Joffe Bill A. The Bill B. Key Committee Recommendations Not Adopted C. Extension and Abuse VI. Conclusions
Emily Jackson is a Professor of Law at the London School of Economics. She is also a member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, and the British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee. John Keown holds the Rose F. Kennedy Chair in Christian Ethics in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Formerly, he taught the law and ethics of medicine in the Faculty of Law at Cambridge, where was a Fellow of Queens' College and of Churchill College
Both Jackson and Keown are recognized experts in the field, and
their positions are well known: thus the book contains (with merit)
a wide variety of arguments and perspectives. And, although each
author's presentation is different in his or her own way, the way
in which each of them confront identical problems is one of the
greatest values of the book.
*Law and Politics Book Review, Volume 23(2)*
This highly accessible book reveals and critiques the flawed logic
of the utilitarian mind with its view that human life has but
instrumental value to be discarded when no longer of use,
justifiable on the grounds that autonomy is to be respected even
more than life. With echoes of the tactics used to force the
decriminalisation of abortion, this book is a must read for anyone
interested in deepening their understanding of the hotly disputed
issue of assisted dying.
*LIFE Magazine*
Both Jackson and Keown have put forward accessible and well-argued
cases for their respective views.
*The Tablet*
A concise and excellent summary of the current state of play in the
debate about assisted dying.
*International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
e-Newsletter*
Both Jackson's and Keown's contributions are clearly presented and
succinct, and provide learned representations of the polarised
perspectives taken in the euthanasia debate. ... as a supplementary
text, one which is used in conjunction with others to flesh out an
area of study, it is invaluable.
*Medical Law Review, Volume 21*
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