Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law

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Margaret Otlowski (Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Law, Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Law, University of Tasmania)

Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law

Margaret Otlowski (Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Law, Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce and Law, University of Tasmania)

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Oxford University Press
01 December 2000

Ethical issues: euthanasia & right to die; Common law; Offences against the person; Public health & safety law

Margaret Otlowski tackles the complex and controversial issue of active voluntary euthanasia and argues convincingly for a reform of the criminal law prohibition in common law jurisdictions. Otlowski critically examines the strict legal situation on euthanasia, which treats medically assisted dying as murder, and contrasts it with the position in practice.

By highlighting the leniency shown to the few doctors who have actually been prosecuted for assisting their patients to die, she points to the discrepancy between the law and medical practice and argues for reform. The many arguments raised in the euthanasia debate are considered, as are steps taken towards reform in the UK, USA, Canada, and the Netherlands (where active euthanasia in now openly practised).

By: Margaret Otlowski (Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Law Associate Professor Faculty of Commerce and Law University of Tasmania)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 889g
ISBN: 9780198298687
ISBN 10: 0198298684
Pages: 650
Publication Date: 01 December 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Preface Euthanasia Under the Criminal Law Suicide and Assisted Suicide The Position in Practice: Doctors' Practices and the Law Applied The Euthanasia Debate The Changing Climate For Reform Moves Towards Reform The Netherlands Options for Reform Appendix: Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1996 Bibliography Index

Dr Margaret Otlowski is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Commerce and Law, University of Tasmania. She has acted as a consultant for various government working parties on issues relating to the ethics of health care. She has filled the position of Chair for the Tasmania Ethics Committee (Human Experimentation) since 1993.

Reviews for Voluntary Euthanasia and the Common Law

`Otlowski's command and manipulation of her sources, from the common law to the moral plane, across the deserts of causation and intention, and through the swamps of public policy, are a delight to read ... Otlowski's clear and consistent argument is that non-legalized, active voluntary euthanasia does more harm than would its legalized cousin. Her style is elegant, yet thoughtful and judicious. This book is a remarkable achievement; an invaluable contribution to an old debate where too frequently fiction takes the place of fact, where fable does the work of narrative, and where demons and panics abound and the stylistically straightforward is surrendered to the sesquipedalian. Into such a fabulous world the refreshing breeze of measured argument and analysis is always a welcome visitor, whether you like the nature of their calling card or not.' Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 22 (1) 2000