附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 520-552) and index.
1. Euthanasia Under the Criminal Law -- 2. Suicide and Assisted Suicide -- 3. The Position in Practice: Doctors' Practices and the Law Applied -- 4. The Euthanasia Debate -- 5. The Changing Climate For Reform -- 6. Moves Towards Reform -- 7. The Netherlands -- 8. Options For Reform -- App. Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) -- App. Rights of the Terminally Ill Regulations.
摘要:Margaret Otlowski investigates the complex and controversial issue of active voluntary euthanasia. She critically examines the criminal law prohibition of medically administered active voluntary euthanasia in common law jurisdictions, and carefully looks at the situation as handled in practice. The evidence of patient demands for active euthanasia and the willingness of some doctors to respond to patients' requests is explored, and an argument for reform of the law is made with reference to the position in the Netherlands (where active voluntary euthanasia is now openly practiced).
