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Leading philosophers and bioethicists revisit the disturbing question raised in 1987 by Dr. Margaret Battin: Is there is ""a duty to die"" in order to guarantee a just cross-generational distribution of limited health care resources? The essays collected here - including a new article by Dr. Battin - discuss the topic in-depth, providing a critical review of the literature and many new arguments. The debate includes not only those who support such a ""duty"" and those who say such a ""duty"" cannot be denied, but also those who doubt such a ""duty to die"" exists or question whether - if it did exist - it could be implemented without severe problems. Is There a Duty to Die? offers a balanced discussion across a wide range of opinions on the meaning of ""duty to die,"" examining every sort of argument for and against the idea. Medical ethicists, and those concerned with end-of-life care, including the hospice community, hospitals, lawyers, legislators, jurists, public policy makers, and religious leaders, will find it essential reading.

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Twelve essays comprise the volume, the first seven broadly supportive of some version of a duty to die, the last five critical of the notion. ...In short, this is a thought-provoking volume. - Ethics

"""Twelve essays comprise the volume, the first seven broadly supportive of some version of a duty to die, the last five critical of the notion. ...In short, this is a thought-provoking volume."" - Ethics"

""Twelve essays comprise the volume, the first seven broadly supportive of some version of a duty to die, the last five critical of the notion. ...In short, this is a thought-provoking volume."" - Ethics

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