Resource Tag: EUTHANASIA

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The legal status of physician-assisted suicide in Belgian law is ambiguous. The author of this article asserts that by not regulating physician-assisted suicide in the Act on Euthanasia of May 2002 the Belgian legislature missed an historical chance to clarify the legal status of this practice.

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The author examines an argument against the claim some suicides may be morally legitimate. This argument appeals to a putative moral principle that it is never licit to assault an innocent human life. Related arguments in St. Augustine & St. Thomas are considered. Two possible senses of “innocent” are then explored. Mavrodes argues that in […]

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Please see SIEC #1998-0974 for Emanuel & Battin’s article

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In this editorial, the author argues that because right-to-die advocates are being frustrated in their efforts to see voluntary euthanasia & physician-assisted suicide legalized, they are resorting to publishing methods of killing oneself that do not require physician assistance. With this information readily available, he asserts that more & more people will resort to DIY […]

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The first part of this article introduces & reviews American legislation & judical rulings regarding assisted suicide & euthanasia. The second part provides a detailed examination of judicial rulings from the states of Washington & New York & the Supreme Court. The third through seventh sections offer arguments from the perspectives of history, fairness, autonomy, […]

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