Merciful release : the history of the British euthanasia movement /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kemp, N. D. A. autor
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2002.
Edición:Primera edición 2002.
Materias:
Eutanasia > Gran Bretaña > Historia
Cuidado terminal > Gran Bretaña > Historia
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Machine generated contents note: List of figures and tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1 The 'euthanasia' debate of the 1870s: the controversy launched
  • 2 'Euthanasia' and the medical profession
  • 3 The missing link: discussion of mercy-killing, 1910-30
  • 4 The attempt to legalise voluntary euthanasia, 1931-36
  • 5 'Euthanasia' and mental defectives: the British euthanasia movement and the impact of the Nazi euthanasia programme 1936-50
  • 6 The 1950s: a difficult decade
  • 7 The 1960s: quality versus quantity
  • Conclusion and epilogue
  • Select bibliography
  • Index.

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