Essay: Euthanasia and assisted suicide – the argument from compassion
The fashion designer Jasper Conran, quoted on the Dignity in Dying website said: “It seems extraordinary to me that asContinue Reading
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Essay: Euthanasia and assisted suicide – the argument from autonomy
“I believe passionately that any individual should have the right to choose, as far as it is possible, the timeContinue Reading
Essay: Euthanasia and assisted suicide – current realities internationally
Current euthanasia practice in the Netherlands In 2002 the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise bothContinue Reading
Essay: Christian responses and perspectives on euthanasia and assisted suicide
“I am the author of my fate” proclaimed the poet William Henley and countless millions of proud individualists after him. Continue Reading
Essay: Historical perspectives on euthanasia and assisted suicide
Introduction Death and dying are not comfortable topics for discussion. They raise uneasy questions and anxieties, reminders of our ownContinue Reading