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Physician-Assisted Suicide
The Anatomy of a Constitutional Law Issue
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Physician-Assisted Suicide
The Anatomy of a Constitutional Law Issue
About this book
Whether competent, terminally ill patients have a right to die with the assistance of their physicians or whether state and national governments have legitimate interests in forbidding the exercise of this right are the central questions around which this book revolves. In either case, essential constitutional issues as well as ethical and medical reflections enter the debate. This book, blending original sources and expert commentary, prepares its readers to enter the discussion by providing an accessible and concise introduction to the law and politics of physician-assisted suicide. Its timely appearance also sets the stage for understanding future state referenda, court decisions, legislation, and executive orders expected in 2002 and beyond.
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Yes, you can access Physician-Assisted Suicide by Susan M. Behuniak,Arthur G. Svenson in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Background and Terminology
- 2 Direct Democracy and the PAS Debate
- 3 PAS and the Elements of Legal Analysis
- 4 The Litigation Begins: PAS on Trial in the Federal District Courts
- 5 The PAS Cases in Federal Courts of Appeals
- 6 A Change in Players and Forums: Entering the U.S. Supreme Court
- 7 Informing the Court
- 8 Before the Court
- 9 The Supreme Court Decides
- 10 The States Respond
- 11 The Executive Branch Responds
- 12 The Congress Responds
- 13 PAS and the Anatomy of Future Constitutional Law Cases
- About the Authors