Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints

This article is about the third edition of Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints; for the first edition see Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints (1989); for the second edition see Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints (1995); for the fourth edition see Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints (2006).

Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints is a book, in the Opposing Viewpoints series, presenting selections of contrasting points of view on four central questions about euthanasia: whether it is ethical; whether it should be legalized; whether legalizing it would lead to involuntary killing; and whether physicians should assist in suicide. It was edited by James D. Torr.

It was published by Greenhaven Press (San Diego) in 2000 as a 208-page hardcover (ISBN 0-7377-0127-7) and paperback (ISBN 0-7377-0126-9).

Chapter	Viewpoint	Author	Notes
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?
Introduction
Chapter 1: Is Euthanasia Ethical?	1. Voluntary Euthanasia Is Ethical	Derek Humphry	Reprint of "Why I Believe in Voluntary Euthanasia," 1995 Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization (ERGO!) website article.
	2. Voluntary Euthanasia Is Unethical	Brother Doctor Daniel P. Sulmasy, M.D.	Reprint of "Death with Dignity: A Franciscan Doctor's Perspective," St. Anthony Messenger, January 1996.
	3. Euthanasia Violates Christian Beliefs	Michigan Catholic Conference	Excerpt from "Living and Dying According to the Voice of Faith: A Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of the State of Michigan," 1997.
	4. Euthanasia Does Not Violate Christian Beliefs	John Shelby Spong	Reprint of Spong's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing on "Assisted Suicide in the United States", April 29, 1996.
	5. Voluntary Euthanasia Shows Compassion for the Dying	Marcia Angell	Excerpt from "Helping Desperately Ill People to Die," in Regulating How We Die: The Ethical, Medical, and Legal Issues Surrounding Physician-Assisted Suicide (Harvard University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-674-66653-4, ISBN 0-674-66654-2) edited by Linda L. Emanuel.
	6. Arguments for Euthanasia Are Unconvincing	International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force	Reprint of "Euthanasia: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions."
Chapter 2: Should Voluntary Euthanasia Be Legalized?	1. Voluntary Euthanasia Should Be Legalized	Faye J. Girsh	Reprint of "The Case for Physician Aid in Dying," Journal of the Hippocratic Society, Fall 1997.
	2. Voluntary Euthanasia Should Not be Legalized	Yale Kamisar	Excerpt from "The Reasons So Many People Support Physician-Assisted Suicide—And Why Those Reasons Are Not Convincing," Issues in Law & Medicine, Volume 12, Number 2, Fall 1996.
	3. Legalized Euthanasia in the Netherlands Has Not Harmed Dutch Society	Ellen Goodman	Reprint of "Dutch Deal with Death Their Own Way," Boston Globe, 17 April 1997.
	4. Legalized Euthanasia in the Netherlands Has Harmed Dutch Society	Terry Golway	Reprint of "Life in the 90's," America, 10 May 1997.
	5. Hospice Care Can Make Assisted Suicide Unnecessary	Joe Loconte	Excerpt from "Hospice, Not Hemlock," Policy Review, March/April 1998.
	6. Dying Patients Should Have Access to Both Hospice Care and Assisted Suicide	Timothy E. Quill	Reprint of "Deciding About Death: Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Courts: A Panel Discussion," Pharos, Winter 1998, vol. 61, no. 1.
Chapter 3: Would Legalizing Euthanasia Lead to Involuntary Killing?	1. Legalizing Euthanasia Would Lead to Involuntary Killing	James Thornton	Excerpt from "Defying the Death Ethic", The New American, May 26, 1997.
	2. Legalizing Euthanasia Would Not Lead to Involuntary Killing	Gerald A. Larue	Excerpt from Playing God: 50 Religions Views on Your Right to Die (Moyer Bell Ltd., 1995, hardcover, ISBN 1-55921-145-8; 1996, hardcover, ISBN 1-55921-167-9).
	3. Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Threaten the Disabled	Diane Coleman	Excerpt from "Disabled Activists Outraged by Kevorkian's Media Circus," a Not Dead Yet press release, November 23, 1998.
	4. Legalizing Voluntary Euthanasia Would Not Threaten the Disabled	Hemlock Society	Reprint of "Hemlock Society Challenges Disabled on Opposition to Assisted Dying."
	5. Safeguards Cannot Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia	Herbert Hendin	Excerpt from "Hendin's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 29, 1996.
	6. Safeguards Can Prevent Abuse of Legalized Euthanasia	Part I: David Orentlicher; Part II: Robert Young	Part I: Reprint of "Navigating the Narrows of Doctor-Assisted Suicide," Technology Review, July 1996, vol. 99. Part II: Excerpt from "Voluntary Euthanasia," Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Chapter 4: Should Physicians Assist in Suicide?	1. Assisted Suicide Is an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians	Kenneth Cauthen	Excerpt from The Ethics of Assisted Death: When Life Becomes a Burden Too Hard to Bear (CSS Publishing Company, 1999, paperback, ISBN 0-7880-1332-7), online version here.
	2. Assisted Suicide Is Not an Ethically Acceptable Practice for Physicians	Lonnie R. Bristow	Excerpt from "Bristow's testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, April 26, 1996.
	3. Physicians Should Be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide	Derek Humphry and Mary Clement	Excerpt from Freedom to Die: People, Politics, and the Right-To-Die Movement (St. Martin's Press, 1998, hardcover, ISBN 0-312-19415-3; 2000, paperback, ISBN 0-312-25389-3).
	4. Physicians Should Not Be Legally Permitted to Assist in Suicide	Leon R. Kass and Nelson Lund	Excerpt from "Courting Death: Assisted Suicide, Doctors, and the Law," Commentary, December 1996.
For Further Discussion
Organizations to Contact
Bibliography of Books
Index

External links

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