Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?

Author: Sheldon Ekland-Olson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-10-20

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1351585150

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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time, and who makes those decisions? This book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author sheds light on the social movements and social processes at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. The third edition contains a new chapter on torture entitled, "Taking Life and Inflicting Suffering."

Bioethics Beyond the Headlines
Bioethics Beyond the Headlines

Author: Albert R. Jonsen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780742545243

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Bioethics asks fundamental questions. "Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?" These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public's sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media--where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics--areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a "primer" is not merely a first book--it should also "prime" the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that.

Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die

Author: Paulo Coelho

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0061835439

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“A highly original, moving, and ultimately life-affirming book.” – Sunday Mirror (London) Twenty-four-year-old Veronika seems to have everything – youth and beauty, boyfriends and a loving family, a fulfilling job. But something is missing in her life. So, one cold November morning. She takes a handful of sleeping pills expecting to never wake up. But she does—at a mental hospital where she is told that she has only days to live. Inspired by events in Coelho’s own life, Veronika Decides to Die questions the meaning of madness and celebrates individuals who do not fit into patterns society considers to be normal. Bold and illuminating, it is a dazzling portrait of a young woman at the crossroads of despair and liberation, and a poetic, exuberant appreciation of each day as a renewed opportunity.

Exile and Embrace
Exile and Embrace

Author: Anthony Santoro

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2013-07-09

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1555538185

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With passion and precision, Exile and Embrace examines the key elements of the religious debates over capital punishment and shows how they reflect the values and self-understandings of contemporary Americans. Santoro demonstrates that capital punishment has relatively little to do with the perpetrators and much more to do with those who would impose the punishment. Because of this, he convincingly argues, we should focus our attention not on the perpetrators and victims, as is typically the case in debates pro and con about the death penalty, but on ourselves and on the mechanisms that we use to impose or oppose the death penalty. An important book that will appeal to those involved in the death penalty debate and to general religious studies and American studies scholars, as well.

Voices of the Death Penalty Debate
Voices of the Death Penalty Debate

Author: Russell G. Murphy

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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"Through the statements of witnesses who testified at historic hearings in New York between December 2004 and February 2005, [the book] seeks to educate a national and international citizenry about capital punishment. ... present[ing] the essential facts relating to the death penalty and the major categories of debate over capital punishment worldwide"--Introd.

Voluntary Euthanasia
Voluntary Euthanasia

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13:

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VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA: A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY is The complete sourcebook on voluntary euthanasia. This bibliography provides students & researchers with an authoritative guide to the literature published in English from 1840 to 1987. The fields of religion, law, medicine, allied health, social science, biology, philosophy, & psychology are covered. All books, journal articles, & newspaper articles on the subject are included. An extensive author index is provided.