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The modern art of dying [electronic resource] : a history of euthanasia in the United States / Shai J. Lavi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.Description: x, 226 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 179.7 22
LOC classification:
  • R726 .L3797 2005
Other classification:
  • 15.85
Online resources:
Contents:
The ethics of the deathbed : euthanasia from art to technique -- The holy craft of dying : the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia : from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia : the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy : the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing : technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing : the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing : case history.
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Ebook TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.

The ethics of the deathbed : euthanasia from art to technique -- The holy craft of dying : the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia : from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia : the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy : the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing : technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing : the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing : case history.

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