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'...not just the premier Christian bioethics institute in Britain, but one of the finest in the world, Christian or secular' Most Rev. Anthony Fisher O.P., Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
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Contents Prefatory note and acknowledgements The general aim The structure of the Report
INTRODUCING THE ISSUES Unit 1 Concepts, distinctions and viewpoints Unit 2 The definition of euthanasia
TRENDS. THE DEFENCE AND PRACTICE OF EUTHANASIA Unit 3 Current trends Unit 4 The thinking of clinicians Unit 5 Principles of the 'new ethic' Unit 6 On moral responsibility and consequences Unit 7 The concept of 'human person' Unit 8 On human evolution Unit 9 Moral pluralism and the legalisation of euthanasia Unit 10 The economic factor
PRINCIPLES. 'NO ONE IS A SUITABLE SUBJECT FOR EUTHANASIA' Unit 11 The approach to the morality of euthanasia: murder Unit 12 Answerability: responsibility and guilt Unit 13 Civil authority and justified forms of killing Unit 14 The concept of 'murder' Unit 15 What is wrong with murder? Unit 16 Involuntary euthanasia Unit 17 Voluntary euthanasia Unit 18 The gift of life: The Christian response Unit 19 The competent patient: obligations in regard to treatment Unit 20 The incompetent patient: obligations in regard to treatment
ALTERNATIVES. CARING AND THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON Unit 21 Care of a patient with a lethal condition for which there is no life-saving treatment Unit 22 Care of a patient with a lethal condition for which there is life-saving treatment Unit 23 Care of a patient with a non-lethal but incapacitating condition Unit 24 Shared responsibilities in team care
Remarks on Units 25-29 Unit 25 Care of the newborn Unit 26 Care of the handicapped Unit 27 Care of the terminally ill Unit 28 Care of the elderly Unit 29 Intensive care
Comprehensive list of questions from the units
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The Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics 38 Circus Road London NW8 9SE England Tel. + 44 (0)20 7266 7410 Fax + 44 (0)20 7266 5424 Registered Charity No. 274327
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