Euthanasia: a licence to kill? : giving dignity to the dying while valuing life to the end
Título
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Euthanasia: a licence to kill? : giving dignity to the dying while valuing life to the end
Anthony M. Smith
Resumen
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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?
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2006
1900-1999
Descripción física
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175 p.
Contenido
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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.
Término de la materia
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Euthanasia- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Euthanasia- -- Religious aspects- -- Christianity.
Assisted suicide- -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Assisted suicide- -- Religious aspects- -- Christianity
Síntesis
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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?
Información de publicación
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Eastbourne, England : Kingsway Communications Ltd. 2006.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 179 SMI | Book | 30905000036453 | Non-Fiction |