6. Autonomy Theory’s Implications for the Debate over Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. The Glucksberg and Quill Controversies: The Judiciary’s (Non)Resolution of the Assisted Suicide Debate 8
6. 3. The Debate over History 19
7. 4. Arguments from Fairness and Equal Protection: If a Right to Refuse, Then a Right to Assisted Suicide? 48
8. 5. Casey and Cruzan: Do They Intimate a Right to Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia? 76
9. 6. Autonomy Theory’s Implications for the Debate over Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia 86
10. 7. Legalization and the Law of Unintended Consequences: Utilitarian Arguments for Legalization 102
11. 8. Two Test Cases: Posner and Epstein 143
12. 9. An Argument against Legalization 157
13. 10. Toward a Consistent End-of-Life Ethic: The “Right to Refuse” Care for Competent and Incompetent Patients 181
14. Epilogue 219
15. Appendix A. Certain American Statutory Laws Banning or Disapproving of Assisted Suicide 227
16. Appendix B. Statistical Calculations 229
17. Notes 231
18. Bibliography 285
19. Index 303
20. Backmatter 313