Euthanasia

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Live Like a King : Die Like a King

      • A. Carmi

      Pages 3-28

3. The Duty to Live and the Right to Die

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. On the Dichotomy of Divinity and Humanity in Jewish Law

      • H. H. Cohn

      Pages 31-67

4. Law, Culture, and Euthanasia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Euthanasia Among Indigenous African Peoples

      • A. C. Myburgh

      Pages 71-82

   3. Euthanasia: A South African View

      • S. A. Strauss

      Pages 83-90

   4. Euthanasia: A German View

      • E. Deutsch

      Pages 91-93

5. The Doctor and Euthanasia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95

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   2. Informing the Individual of Impending Death

      • R. Adams, N. Berant, R. Sharon

      Pages 97-102

   3. Some Aspects of Euthanasis from the Point of View of a Family Doctor

      • E. McClatchey

      Pages 103-109

   4. Euthanasia and the Family Doctor

      • D. Ehrlich

      Pages 110-113

   5. Psychological Stress in Doctors Dealing with Patients Dying of Leukemia

      • A. Drees

      Pages 114-121

   6. The Decision-Making Process in Geriatric Surgery

      • R. Reiss

      Pages 122-133

6. The Patient and Euthanasia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135

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   2. Patients’ Reactions to Impending Death

      • U. Qvarnström

      Pages 137-147

7. Active and Passive Euthanasia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149

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   2. Prevent or Aid Suicide?

      • C. F. Hadding

      Pages 151-154

   3. Active and Passive Euthanasia: Medical and Legal Considerations

      • L. A. Calaluca, H. L. Hirsch

      Pages 155-165

The Medicolegal Library is the first and only series of its kind. Its importance is self-evident. During the last decade, science, especial­ ly medical practice, has become an increasingly complex under­ taking. Recent dramatic developments in medicine have given rise to both theoretical controversies and practical dilemmas. Society is struggling with new scientific, economic, cultural, and legal issues. The establishment of a series such as this appears vital for lawyers and physicians, for sociologists and psychologists, and for the pub­ lic at large. The editorial board of the Medicolegal Library consists of dis­ tinguished scientists from many different countries and disciplines. Judge Amnon Carmi acts as principal series editor. Judge Carmi is the author of many books and articles on medical law, and is Editor­ in-Chief of Medicine and Law: An International Journal. The Medicolegal Library will issue two books each year. The first four books, soon to be published, will deal with child abuse, euthanasia, disability, and nursing, laws and ethics. It is the wish and intention of Springer-Verlag that the Medicole­ gal Library play an important role throughout the world in the study and understanding of the field of medicine and law, for the benefit of both professions and of mankind at large. Contents I. Introduction Live Like a King: Die Like a King A.Carmi .............. . 3 II. The Duty to Live and the Right to Die On the Dichotomy of Divinity and Humanity in Jewish Law H. H. Cohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 31 . . . .

• Euthanasie
• child
• development
• ethics
• geriatrics
• leukemia
• medical practice
• medicine
• nursing
• patients
• quality
• quality of life
• stress
• suicide
• surgery

• Haifa, Israel

  Amnon Carmi

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