Introduction Michael J. Cholbi p. vii
Part I History, Practice, and Law
Chapter 1 Physician-Assisted Dying and the Law in the United States: A Perspective on Three Prospective Futures Arthur G. Svenson p. 3
Chapter 2 The Assisted Dying Bill for England and Wales Raphael Cohen-Almagor p. 29
Chapter 3 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Attitudes and Polices in Mexico Asunción Alvarez del Rio and Julieta Gómez Avalos and Isaac González Huerta p. 45
Chapter 4 Suffering, Compassion, and Freedom: Mahavana Buddhism and East Asian Attitudes Toward Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Brett Barleyman p. 71
Chapter 5 The Continental Perspective on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Jack Simmons p. 95
Chapter 6 Christian Perspectives on Assisted Dying: An Issue for Religious Ethics Lloyd Steffen p. 121
Part II Ethics and Policy
Chapter 7 Ethical Evaluation of Euthanasia in the Islamic Tradition Tuba Erkoç Baydar and Ilhan Ilkilic p. 147
Chapter 8 An Argument in Favor of the Morality of Voluntary Medically Assisted Death Robert Young p. 167
Chapter 9 Limiting the Right to Die: Moral Logic, Professional Integrity, Societal Ethos Courtney S. Campbell p. 191
Chapter 10 Respect for Personal Autonomy in the Justification of Death-Hastening Choices Paul T. Menzel p. 231
Chapter 11 Intention, Permissibility, and the Consistency of Traditional End-of-Life Care Joseph Boyle p. 255
Chapter 12 Assisted Dying and Palliation Ben A. Rich p. 277
Chapter 13 Capacity and Assisted Dying Colin Gavaghan p. 299
Chapter 14 Advance Directives for Euthanasia Eric Vogelstein p. 327
Chapter 15 Pediatric Euthanasia Jacob M. Appel p. 351
Chapter 16 Traveling for Assisted Suicide I. Glenn Cohen p. 373
About the Editor and Contributors p. 393
Index p. 397
