Name: hemlock's cup: the struggle for death with dignity (en Inglés)
Price: 36060.00 CLP
Availability: InStock
Author: Cox, Donald W.
ISBN: 9780879758080

portada hemlock's cup: the struggle for death with dignity (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Donald W. Cox

Editorial

Prometheus Books

Año

1993

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

311

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.6 x 16.1 x 2.7 cm

Peso

0.62 kg.

ISBN

0879758082

ISBN13

9780879758080

Categorías

Cuestiones generales de la medicina
Metafísica y ontología
Filosofía ética y moral

hemlock's cup: the struggle for death with dignity (en Inglés)

Donald W. Cox (Autor) · Prometheus Books · Tapa Dura

Libro Físico

$ 36.060

$ 72.120

Ahorras: $ 36.060

50% descuento

Envío normal

Origen: Estados Unidos (Costos de importación incluídos en el precio)

Se enviará desde nuestra bodega entre el Jueves 06 de Junio y el Martes 18 de Junio.

Lo recibirás en cualquier lugar de Chile entre 1 y 3 días hábiles luego del envío.

Reseña del libro "hemlock's cup: the struggle for death with dignity (en Inglés)"

"Mercy killing," "assisting a suicide," "planning your own death," and "euthanasia" are once again high-profile issues. Recent popular referendums have sought to legalize doctor-assisted suicide, while best-selling books have been published about how to kill yourself. In short, Americans are searching for more control over their own mortality. Hemlock's Cup is the first history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by its most visible proponent, the Hemlock Society. Donald W. Cox traces the growth of the society from its beginnings as a three-person cause to its current world-wide fame. The work of Derek Humphrey, the society's founder, is reviewed and the publicity surrounding Dr. Jack Kevorkian and his controversial "suicide machine" is discussed. Cox also addresses the Washington and California initiatives to legalize doctor-assisted suicide and the ethical questions they pose. He reflects on the impact of the Quinlan and Cruzan cases to establish the "right to die" for all Americans and he explores the reasons for the delays in enacting living-will laws in various states. In addition, Cox examines the significant connections among AIDS, abortion, and assisted suicide.