The recognition of this so-called right to die was only a short conceptual step—though a long political one—from recognizing that competent adults also should have the right to actively end their lives under certain conditions.As of the end of 2019, the efforts of a small number of ...
The slow growth in the number of states that have enacted legislation to permit what is often referred to as "death with dignity" legislation—and more frequently referred to popularly as "physician assisted suicide" laws—has begun to accelerate in the past few years since the enactment of the...
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The issue of assisted dying was first put before Parliament in 1936. Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed. ‘Church Going’ by Andrew Ziminski review InChurch Going: A Stonemason’s Guide to the Churches of the British Isles, Andrew Ziminski deconstructs the humb...
For much of the 20th century, young working-class women in England found out about procreation the ‘hard way’ or the ‘dirty way’. The Long Debate on Assisted Dying The issue of assisted dying was first put before Parliament in 1936. Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments...
Zheng He explored the oceans, and assisted pro-Chinese rulers, but he did not try to conquer or colonise the countries he visited. Moreover, the expeditions of Zheng He were not deeply rooted in Chinese politics and culture. The Zheng He expeditions prove that Europe did not enjoy an out...
He takes us from early nineteenth-century deathbeds governed by religion through the medicalization of death with the physician presiding over the deathbed, to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. Unlike previous books, which have focused on law and technique as explanations for the rise ...
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The issue of assisted dying was first put before Parliament in 1936. Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed. Feature Sex Before Sex Education For much of the 20th century, young working-class women in England found out about procreation the ‘hard way’ or the ‘...
The issue of assisted dying was first put before Parliament in 1936. Many of the same questions remain, but the arguments have changed. ‘Lower than the Angels’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch review Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity by Diarmaid MacCulloch reminds us that whe...