Assisted suicide and euthanasia; a natural law ethics approach.9780754657453 Assisted suicide assisted suicide: see euthanasia. and euthanasia euthanasia (y  'thənā`zhə), either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma. ; a natural law ethics approach.
Paterson, Craig. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2008 217 pages $99.95 Hardcover Live questions in ethics and moral philosophy R726 It is always and everywhere morally wrong to kill an innocent person intentionally as a means to an end, regardless of further appeals to consequences or motive, claims medical ethicist eth·i·cist also e·thi·cian n. A specialist in ethics. Noun 1. ethicist - a philosopher who specializes in ethics ethician philosopher - a specialist in philosophy Paterson. He articulates in more depth than in his earlier works an entirely secular defense of the principle, anchoring his argument on the case study granting of physicians the moral or legal right to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone. Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person the death of any patient, even with express consent, in order to end pain and suffering. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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