Voluntary euthanasia debate /
Voluntary euthanasia debate /
edited by Justin Healey.
- 60 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
- Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; Vol. 359. .
- Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; Vol. 359. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL STUDIES. AUSTRALIAN. Euthanasia has been illegal in Australia since the federal government overturned short-lived Northern Territory laws in 1996. Despite it being a crime to assist in euthanasia, prosecutions have been rare. Four decades worth of opinion polls have shown that a majority os Australians appear to support the legal option of aid-in-dying for those suffering intolerably and without relief near the end of life. Although a significant number of countries and US states have legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide in recent years, Australian federal and state governments have continued to debate the political, legal and ethical implications of legalised voluntary euthanasia. This books presents a range of considered opinions from Australia's medical profession and pro-life and pro-euthanasia lobby groups.
9781922084163 (paperback)
http://www.spinneypress.com.au
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects--Australia.
Euthanasia--Law and legislation--Australia.
Euthanasia--Public opinion.
Palliative treatment.
179.70994
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL STUDIES. AUSTRALIAN. Euthanasia has been illegal in Australia since the federal government overturned short-lived Northern Territory laws in 1996. Despite it being a crime to assist in euthanasia, prosecutions have been rare. Four decades worth of opinion polls have shown that a majority os Australians appear to support the legal option of aid-in-dying for those suffering intolerably and without relief near the end of life. Although a significant number of countries and US states have legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide in recent years, Australian federal and state governments have continued to debate the political, legal and ethical implications of legalised voluntary euthanasia. This books presents a range of considered opinions from Australia's medical profession and pro-life and pro-euthanasia lobby groups.
9781922084163 (paperback)
http://www.spinneypress.com.au
Euthanasia--Moral and ethical aspects--Australia.
Euthanasia--Law and legislation--Australia.
Euthanasia--Public opinion.
Palliative treatment.
179.70994