The Least Worst Death: Essays in Bioethics on the End of Life (Monographs in Epidemiology and)

An extensive introduction identifies the principal ethical issues, and the book explores such dilemmas as rationing health care for the elderly, whether there is a "duty to die," counseling in rational suicide, the risks of abuse with active euthanasia, religious views about suicide, whether suicide can be understood as a fundamental human right, and others. It also examines the differing practices of Holland and Germany in ending life.

• | Author: Margaret Pabst Battin
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• | Publication Date: February 17, 1994
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0195082656
• | ISBN-13: 9780195082654