Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law

From Conflict to Compromise

Richard Huxtable (University of Bristol, UK)

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Routledge Cavendish
29 November 2007

Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die; Medical & healthcare law; Medical ethics & professional conduct

Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library

Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law argues that the law governing the ending of life in England and Wales is unclear, confused and often contradictory. The book shows that the rules are in competition because the ethical principles underlying the rules are also diverse and conflicting.

In mounting his case Richard Huxtable considers some familiar and topical debates, including assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia, examining such situations as the Dianne Pretty litigation and Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill. The book also enters some important, but less well-charted areas, looking at the advent of 'death tourism' and the real status of involuntary and passive euthanasia in English law, in addition to clarifying the confusion that surrounds the use of powerful painkillers like morphine. Dealing with both legal and ethical issues, the text concludes that the time has come to more openly adopt a compromise position - one that more honestly recognises and accommodates the competing values, whilst also restoring a measure of coherence to the law.

By: Richard Huxtable (University of Bristol UK)
Imprint: Routledge Cavendish
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781844721054
ISBN 10: 1844721051
Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 29 November 2007
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Judging the End(ing) of Life: Conflict and Confusion 2. Not Pretty: ‘Mercy Killing’ in Legal Fact and Legal Fiction 3. Assisted Suicide in ‘the Shadowy Area of Mercy Killing' 4. Get Out of Jail Free? Double Effect and Doctors in the Dock 5. Beyond Bland: Hedging Bets on the Value of Life? 6. Euthanasia and the Middle Ground: From Conflict to Compromise

Dr Richard Huxtable is a Lecturer in Medical Law and Ethics at the Centre for Ethics in Medicine, University of Bristol and is the author of a number of peer-reviewed articles on end of life law and ethics.