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When self-determination runs amok
| Title | When self-determination runs amok |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Callahan, Daniel |
| Journal | Hastings Center Report |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 52 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 00930334 |
| Accession Number | 9209070692 |
| Keywords | Euthanasia , Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide , MEDICINE , religious |
| Abstract | Argues that the euthanasia debate is not just another moral debate, it is profoundly emblematic of three important turning points in Western thought, and seeks to illuminate problems in the proponents attitudes. Proponents of euthanasia and their misguided values; Moral claim of individual self-determination and well being; Moral irrelevance of difference between killing and allowing to die; Calculating the consequences; Compatibility of euthanasia and medical practice; More. |
| Notes | Callah, Daniel; Source Info: Mar/Apr92, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p52; Subject Term: EUTHANASIA; Subject Term: RELIGIOUS aspects; Number of Pages: 4p; Document Type: Article; Full Text Word Count: 3648 |
