Citation

Young R. Crim. Law Philos. 2013; 7(1): 151-160.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11572-012-9171-z

PMID

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Abstract

In this Critical Notice of Emily Jackson and John Keown's Debating Euthanasia, the respective lines of argument put forward by each contributor are set out and the key debating points identified. Particular consideration is given to the points each contributor makes concerning the sanctity of human life and whether slippery slopes leading from voluntary medically assisted dying to non-voluntary euthanasia would be established if voluntary medically assisted dying were to be legalised. Finally, consideration is given to the positions adopted by the contributors in relation to the legalisation of voluntary medically assisted dying. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Palliative care; Physician-assisted suicide; Terminal sedation; Medical futility; Non-voluntary euthanasia; Voluntary euthanasia; Acts-omissions distinction; Involuntary euthanasia; Slippery slope arguments; The 'principle of double effect'; The sanctity of human life; Withholding and withdrawal of life-prolonging medical treatment