Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation Book

	Preface
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Table of cases
	List of abbreviations
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Definitions	7
1	'Voluntary euthanasia'	9
2	Intended v. foreseen life-shortening	18
3	'Physician-assisted suicide'	31
Pt. II	The ethical debate: human life, autonomy, legal hypocrisy, and the slippery slope	37
4	The value of human life	39
5	The value of autonomy	52
6	Legal hypocrisy?	58
7	The slippery slope arguments	70
Pt. III	The Dutch experience: controlling VAE? condoning NVAE?	81
8	The guidelines	83
9	The first Survey: the incidence of 'euthanasia'	91
10	Breach of the guidelines	103
11	The slide towards NVAE	115
12	The second Survey	125
13	The Dutch in denial?	136
Pt. IV	Australia and the United States	151
14	The Northern Territory: ROTTI	153
15	Oregon: the Death with Dignity Act	167
Pt. V	Expert opinion	181
16	Expert committees	183
17	Supreme Courts	191
18	Medical associations	208
Pt. VI	Passive euthanasia: withholding/withdrawing treatment and tube-feeding with intent to kill	215
19	The Tony Bland case	217
20	Beyond Bland: the BMA guidance on withholding/withdrawing medical treatment	239
21	The Winterton Bill	260
	Conclusions	273
	Afterword	282
	Bibliography	292
	Index	303