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He shows how these 1997 cases relate to two other famous cases-Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Beth Cruzan-and carries the controversy up to the recent trials of Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Urofsky considers the many facets of this knotty argument. He differentiates between discontinuation of medical treatment, assisted suicide, and active euthanasia, and he sensitively examines the issue's social and religious contexts to enable readers to see both sides of the dispute. He also shows that in its ruling the Supreme Court did not slam the door on the subject but left it ajar by allowing states to legislate on the matter as Oregon has already done. By treating assisted suicide simply as a legal question, observes Urofsky, we miss the real importance of the issue.
Exploring how the way in which assisted dying is legalised affects the regime produced, this text suggests that the experience of one jurisdiction cannot readily be translated to another, and argues for a subtler understanding of euthanasia against the backgrounds of diverse legal and political cultures.
This volume on ethical considerations regarding biomedical experimental methods and techniques focuses on ethical problems present in animal and human experimentation. It presents a multi-disciplinary approach, with chapters written by philosophers, statisticians, lawyers, clinical and laboratory researchers. Contributors represent academia and industry, as well as animal rights organizations.
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