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