Assisted Dying: Reflections on the Need for Law Reform

by Sheila A.M. McLean

Book Overview

Assisted Dying explores the law relating to euthanasia and assisted suicide, tracing its development from prohibition through to the laissez faire attitude adopted in a number of countries in the 21st Century. This book provides an in-depth critique of the arguments surrounding legislative control of such practices and particularly looks into the regulatory role of the state. In the classical tradition of libertarianism, the state is generally...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844720543
• ISBN13: 9781844720545
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Routledge Cavendish
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.2"