The politics of euthanasia and assisted suicide : a comparative case study of emerging criminal law and the criminal trials of Jack 'Dr. Death' Kevorkian

During the 1990's, medical euthanasia and "physician assisted suicide" became controversial. The latter was variously criminalized, decriminalized and legalized. This dissertation analyses some of the factors leading to changes in de jure and de facto criminal law. With special refere...

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Main Author: Pappas, Demetra M.
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599986