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Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Introduction to the Second Edition | p. 1 |
Notes | p. 23 |
Introduction | p. 24 |
Notes | p. 46 |
Euthanasia and the Termination of Life- Prolonging Treatment | p. 49 |
70 N.J. 10 | p. 75 |
Majority Opinion in Cruzan v. Director Missouri Department of Health | p. 87 |
Prolonging Life: Some Legal Considerations | p. 102 |
An Irrelevant Consideration: Killing Versus Letting Die | p. 109 |
Active and Passive Euthanasia | p. 119 |
The Intentional Termination of Life | p. 120 |
Active and Passive Euthanasia: an Impertinent Distinction? | p. 138 |
More Impertinent Distinctions and A Defense of Active Euthanasia | p. 153 |
Coming to Terms: A Response to Rachels | p. 161 |
Philosophical Problems | p. 165 |
Whatever the Consequences | p. 167 |
Notes | p. 191 |
On Killing and Letting Die Daniel Dinello | p. 196 |
Is Killing the Innocent Absolutely Immoral? | p. 206 |
The Moral Equivalence of Action and Omission | p. 225 |
Negation and Abstention: Two Theories of Allowing | p. 255 |
The Survival Lottery | p. 265 |
The Problem of Abortion and the Doctrine of the Double Effect | p. 278 |
Killing and Letting Die Philippa Foot | p. 289 |
Saving Life and Taking Life | p. 297 |
The Priority of Avoiding Harm | p. 348 |
Actions, Intentions, and Consequences: The Doctrine of Doing and Allowing | p. 376 |
Killing, Letting Die, and Withdrawing Aid | p. 383 |
Conclusion | p. 411 |
Notes | p. 414 |
Suggested Readings | p. 421 |
Notes on Contributors | p. 429 |
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