Suppose you have two patients, one who needs a new kidney and one who needs a new
heart. Both are urgent requirements but donors cannot be found. Do you face a pressing …

Several US states are enacting'right-to-die'laws, in the wake of the Karen Quinlan case. But
the way such a law is drafted may cast doubt on a patient's existing common law right to …

There are some ideas that at first seem simple, but which become more complex and
profound the more they are explored. Great art, of course, is like that. When I first saw …

The law prohibits, as murder, the intentional shortening of a patient's life, regardless of the
motive of the doctor or the age, medical condition, or wishes of the patient.... It remains as …

When medical science became capable of prolonging the dying process beyond the point
that most patients would wish, medical management of the dying process became a …

In this book, Christian Erk examines the ethical (im) permissibility of killing human beings in
general and of selected killings in particular, namely suicide, lethal selfdefence, abortion …

In the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant argues that under either of two
formulations of the Categorical Imperative, taking one's own life is contrary to the moral law …

This is a rich, challenging, densely-argued book of great learning and lasting value. While it
is not for the uninitiated, those who with more than a passing interest in ethics are unlikely to …

This paper traces the history ofthe concepts ofinsanity and diminished responsibility in
English law. Insanity as a defence in Law has two components, andthese two components …

Dr Ferguson contends that the law has a" seemingly contradictory approach" to cases which
she regards as morally indistinguishable: she compares the Cox case, where the life of an …