Euthanasia: a licence to kill? : giving dignity to the dying while valuing life to the end
Title
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Euthanasia: a licence to kill? : giving dignity to the dying while valuing life to the end
Personal Author EPSB
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Anthony M. Smith
Summary
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Giving dignity to the dying, while valuing life to the end. Bill is paralyzed from the neck down and has been in a coma ever since the accident. His parents have asked the doctors to provide euthanasia in view of the very poor outlook. Auntie Maud has been in a nursing home for years with advancing dementia. Her Living Will asks the doctors to arrange euthanasia if ever this should happen since the relatives' suffering will be so great and the future so hopeless. Tom has been told he has incurable cancer. He wants a doctor to help him commit suicide because of his pain and intolerable suffering, even if it means travelling to Europe. How do we decide what to do in situations like these? What are the options, and the implications" What does the Bible say about mercy killing and voluntary suicide? What are the dangers of making a "living will"? Where is the law headed?
Year Published
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2006
1900-1999
Physical Description
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175 p.
Contents
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Jim's story -- A personal dilemma -- Euthanasia in Europe and elsewhere -- So why not? -- Hard cases -- Is there a Biblical viewpoint? -- Assisted suicide -- How long? -- Of tablets, tests and tubes -- Planning ahead -- Alternatives -- Meaning and hope.
Subject
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Euthanasia- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Euthanasia- -- Religious aspects- -- Christianity.
Assisted suicide- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide- -- Religious aspects- -- Christianity
Summary
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Giving dignity to the dying, while valuing life to the end. Bill is paralyzed from the neck down and has been in a coma ever since the accident. His parents have asked the doctors to provide euthanasia in view of the very poor outlook. Auntie Maud has been in a nursing home for years with advancing dementia. Her Living Will asks the doctors to arrange euthanasia if ever this should happen since the relatives' suffering will be so great and the future so hopeless. Tom has been told he has incurable cancer. He wants a doctor to help him commit suicide because of his pain and intolerable suffering, even if it means travelling to Europe. How do we decide what to do in situations like these? What are the options, and the implications" What does the Bible say about mercy killing and voluntary suicide? What are the dangers of making a "living will"? Where is the law headed?
Publisher
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Eastbourne, England : Kingsway Communications Ltd. 2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 179 SMI | Book | 30905000036453 | Non-Fiction |