Problems of Death,9780737703504

Problems of Death

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ISBN13: 9780737703504
ISBN10: 0737703504
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-05-01
Publisher(s): Greenhaven Pr
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Summary

The most divisive and emotionally charged issues of the day -- abortion, the death penalty, and euthanasia -- all have one thing in common: They are matters of life and death. Authors debate these perpetually contentious issues in the following chapters: Is Abortion Moral? Is Capital Punishment Just? Should Society Condone Physician-Assisted Suicide? How Should Individuals View Death?

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 9(4)
Introduction 13(4)
Is Suicide Immoral?
Chapter Preface
17(1)
Suicide Should Be an Individual Choice
18(8)
Ernest van den Haag
Suicide Should Not Be a Matter of Individual Choice
26(6)
Daniel Callahan
Suicide Does Not Always Harm Society
32(11)
Margaret Pabst Battin
Suicide Harms Society
43(12)
Robert L. Barry
Periodical Bibliography
51(2)
Should Society Condone Physician-Assisted Suicide?
Chapter Preface
53(2)
Individuals Have a Right to Die
55(4)
Andrew Bernstein
Individuals Do Not Have a Right to Die
59(4)
Peter J. Bernardi
Physicians Should Grant Requests for Assistance in Suicide
63(10)
Joram Graf Haber
Physicians Should Not Grant Requests for Assistance in Suicide
73(8)
R. Henry Capps Jr.
Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Be Legalized
81(7)
Faye Girsh
Physician-Assisted Suicide Should Not Be Legalized
88(11)
Periodical Bibliography
96(2)
Is Abortion Ethical?
Chapter Preface
98(1)
Abortion Is Ethical
99(6)
John M. Swomley
Abortion Is Unethical
105(8)
Heather King
Aborting a Handicapped Fetus Is Ethical
113(6)
Ann Bradley
Aborting a Handicapped Fetus Is Unethical
119(9)
Gregg L. Cunningham
The Right to Abortion Is Central to Women's Freedom
128(4)
Marilyn French
The Right to Abortion Does Not Improve Women's Freedom
132(8)
Carolyn C. Gargaro
Periodical Bibliography
137(2)
Is Capital Punishment Just?
Chapter Preface
139(1)
Capital Punishment Is Just
140(6)
David Leibowitz
Capital Punishment Is Unjust
146(5)
John Kavanaugh
Capital Punishment Is Vengeful
151(4)
Carol Fennelly
Capital Punishment Is Not Vengeful
155(4)
Jeff Jacoby
Innocent People Could Be Executed
159(7)
Lester S. Garrett
Innocent People Have Not Been Executed
166(8)
Justice for All
Periodical Bibliography
172(2)
For Further Discussion 174(2)
Organizations to Contact 176(5)
Bibliography of Books 181(3)
Index 184

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