A Concise History of Euthanasia
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A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God and Medicine

A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God and Medicine


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This deeply informed history traces the controversial record of mercy-killing, a source of heated debate among doctors and laypeople alike. Dowbiggin examines evolving opinions about what constitutes a good death, taking into account the societal and religious values placed on sin, suffering, resignation, judgment, penance, and redemption. He also examines the bitter struggle between those who stress a right to compassionate and effective end-of-life care, and those who define human life in terms of either biological criteria, utilitarian standards, a faith in science, humane medical treatment, the principle of personal autonomy, or individual human rights. Considering both the influence of technological and behavioral changes in the practice of medicine and the public's surprising lack of awareness of death's many clinical and biological dimensions, this book raises profound personal and collective questions on the future of euthanasia.

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"Essential reading that recounts with verve and clarity the story of euthanasia from the ancient Greeks to postmodern Americans. Understanding the historical record may lead contemporary advocates for euthanasia and assisted suicide to pause and reconsider their prescriptions today. Certainly those who combat these practices cannot help but be bolstered by Dowbiggin's fine piece of work." --Paul McHugh, Johns Hopkins University "Anyone desiring a more deeply informed sense of the historical background to our current debates over end-of-life issues will appreciate this thoughtful and dispassionate introduction by Ian Dowbiggin, one of our most accomplished scholars of the subject. They will learn that the burning controversies of the moment, while unprecedented in many respects, are not entirely new, precisely because they emerge out of the most fundamental problems of human existence." --Wilfred M. McClay, University of Oklahoma "Dowbiggin has produced a well-written text of considerable breadth . . . . Those generally interested in the topic will find all they need to know about the whys and hows of euthanasia belief and advocacy in this short and easy-to-digest book. Dowbiggin has fulfilled the promise of his title and produced the best available concise history of euthanasia." --First Things "A useful, clearly written primer on an issue of increasing importance." --American Historical Review "It is certainly accessible and can be commended as a very general orientation to the history of euthanasia; one becomes familiar with the broad contours of its history." --Ethics and Medicine


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  • ISBN-13: 9780742531109
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Publisher Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Height: 236 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Life, Death, God and Medicine
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0742531104
  • Publisher Date: 11 Aug 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 399 gr


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