Just how unlawful is “euthanasia”?

Journal of Applied Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-232

  Tur, Richard H S ^a  

^a ORIEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE EUTHANASIA; ARTICLE; ASSISTED SUICIDE; BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL LAW; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PASSIVE EUTHANASIA; PHYSICIAN; TERMINAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; LEGAL APPROACH;

CRIMINAL LAW; DOUBLE EFFECT; ENGLAND; EUTHANASIA, ACTIVE; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIABILITY, LEGAL; PHYSICIANS; SUICIDE, ASSISTED; TERMINAL CARE; WALES;

EID: 0037667579     PISSN: 02643758     EISSN: 14685930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5930.00217     Document Type: Article

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