Euthanasia: Opposing Viewpoints
- This article is about the kid edition of Euthanasia: Opposing Viints; 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).
Contents
!Notes |- | Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? | | | |- | Introduction | | | |- | rowspan=6 | 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." |- | rowspan=6 | 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. |- | rowspan=6 | 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. |- | rowspan=4 | 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 | | | |- |}