安楽死運動：英国の歴史<br>Merciful Release : A History of the British Euthenasia Movement

安楽死運動：英国の歴史
Merciful Release : A History of the British Euthenasia Movement

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 242 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780719061240
  • DDC分類 179.7

基本説明

Provides the first comprehensive study of the British euthanasia movement from its inception in the philosophical debates of the late nineteenth century through to the storm-centre of contemporary medical, legal and ethical debate concerning physician-assisted suicide.

Full Description


This study of the British euthanasia movement examines the delicate interplay of medicine, politics, philosophical debate, public opinion and the fluctuating fortunes of the euthanasia movement. It considers such diverse issues as eugenics, psychiatry, mental deficiency, sterilisation, the impact of the world wars and the Nazi "euthanasia" programme, and mercy-killing for the mentally incompetent. The author puts forward a convincing explanation of the persistent failure of attempts to legalise euthanasia and draws upon archival material and periodical literature.

Contents

The "euthanasia" debate of the 1870s - the controversy launched; "Euthanasia" and the medical profession; The missing link - discussion of mercy-killing, 1910-30; The attempt to legalise voluntary euthanasia, 1931-6; "Euthanasia" and mental defectives - the British euthanasia movement and the impact of the Nazi euthanasia programme, 1936-50; The 1950s - a difficult decade; The 1960s - quality versus quantity.