This article discusses the nature of euthanasia, and the way in which redevelopment of the
concept of euthanasia in some influential recent philosophical writing has led to morally less …

Rights are not redundant elements of a plausible utilitarian theory and the right to life is an
inseparable companion of the rights to nourishment and to medical care. The deeper reason …

Peter Singer is a widely published and controversial philosopher and ethicist. His views on
animal liberation and bio-medical ethics have become prominent in both philosophical …

In the euthanasia debate, the argument from mercy holds that if someone is in unbearable
pain and is hopelessly ill or injured, then mercy dictates that inflicting death may be morally …

Abstract _ _ _Unsanctifying Human Life_ offers a collection of Singer's best and most
challenging articles from 1971 to the present. The book includes early critiques of various …

Peter Singer's recent appointment to Princeton University created considerable controversy,
most of it focused on his proposal for active euthanasia of disabled infants. Singer articulates …

In this provocative book, a professor of philosophy examines the arguments for and against
euthanasia, analyzes specific case studies, including those of Baby Jane Doe and Barney …

In the last two decades an intense philosophical discussion of problems in medical ethics
has developed. A good part of the debate centers around the circumstances of death and …

David Shaw's response to Hugh McLachlan's criticism of his proposed new perspective on
euthanasia is ineffectual, mistaken and unfair. It is false to say that the latter does not present …

Is there a moral difference between euthanasia for terminally ill adults and euthanasia for
terminally ill children? Luc Bovens considers five arguments to this effect, and argues that …