Law, Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life: To Treat or not to Treat?

Author:   Richard Huxtable (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415492799


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   29 August 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard Huxtable (University of Bristol, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780415492799


ISBN 10:   0415492793
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   29 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Richard Huxtable's splendid book demonstrates why such conversations are crucial [...] Its structure is logical and easily comprehensible, and the writing always lucid and accessible. [...] He knows the literature, but this is no treatise from an ivory tower. He has also paced the wards and is invigoratingly practical. Charles Foster, University of Oxford Richard Huxtable's recent book on withdrawing treatment (Law, Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life: To Treat or Not to Treat?) provides a perfect companion to his 2007 book on euthanasia (Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law: From Conflict to Compromise). Together the two books present a thoughtful and clear exposition of the middle ground in the ethical and legal debate surrounding end of life decision-making. Specifically, Huxtable argues for compromise. This leads him to defend 'the ethical compromise the law seeks to achieve between multiple values', while also arguing for some significant changes to facilitate the search for compromise, including the creation of a new offence of mercy killing (in the 2007 book), and an enhanced role for clinical ethics committees (in the 2013 book). - Elizabeth Wicks, European Journal of Health Law 22 (2015) 309-314


Richard Huxtable's splendid book demonstrates why such conversations are crucial [...] Its structure is logical and easily comprehensible, and the writing always lucid and accessible. [...] He knows the literature, but this is no treatise from an ivory tower. He has also paced the wards and is invigoratingly practical. Charles Foster, University of Oxford


Richard Huxtable's splendid book demonstrates why such conversations are crucial [...] Its structure is logical and easily comprehensible, and the writing always lucid and accessible. [...] He knows the literature, but this is no treatise from an ivory tower. He has also paced the wards and is invigoratingly practical. Charles Foster, University of Oxford Richard Huxtable's recent book on withdrawing treatment (Law, Ethics and Compromise at the Limits of Life: To Treat or Not to Treat?) provides a perfect companion to his 2007 book on euthanasia (Euthanasia, Ethics and the Law: From Conflict to Compromise). Together the two books present a thoughtful and clear exposition of the middle ground in the ethical and legal debate surrounding end of life decision-making. Specifically, Huxtable argues for compromise. This leads him to defend 'the ethical compromise the law seeks to achieve between multiple values', while also arguing for some significant changes to facilitate the search for compromise, including the creation of a new offence of mercy killing (in the 2007 book), and an enhanced role for clinical ethics committees (in the 2013 book). - Elizabeth Wicks, European Journal of Health Law 22 (2015) 309-314


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Richard Huxtable is a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine at the University of Bristol, UK.

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