Assisted Suicide: Canadian Perspectives

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ASSISTED SUICIDE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES The Philosophica series covers works dealing with perennial questions of the history of philosophy. The series particularly seeks works written within the European Continental and the analytic traditions. In conformity with the Press's editorial policy , the series welcomes manuscripts written in either English or French. Series Director: Josiane Ayoub ASSISTED SUICIDE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES Edited by C.G.PRADO Foreword by Margaret P.Battin Preface by AnneMullens UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA PRESS PHILOSOPHICA N°51 University of Ottawa Press gratefully acknowledges the support extended to its publishing programme by the Canada Council and the University of Ottawa. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program for this project. This book has been published with the help of a subvention from the Canadian Association for Publishing in Philosophy. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Assisted suicide: Canadian perspectives (Philosophica; no. 51) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7766-0515-1 1. Assisted suicide - Moral andethical aspects - Canada. 2.Assisted suicide Canada . I. Prado, C. G. II. Title. III. Series: Collection Philosophica; no. 51. R726.A86 2000 179.7 COO-900281-2 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA UNIVERSITE D'OTTAWA Cover Design: Robert Dolbec "All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher." ISBN 0-7766-0515-1 ISSN 1480-4670© University of Ottawa Press, 2000 542 King Edward,Ottawa, Ont., Canada KIN 6N5 press@uottawa.ca http://www.uopress.uottawa.ca Printed and bound in Canada ...