Williams, Glenys

Intention and causation in medical non-killing : the impact of criminal concepts on euthanasia and assisted suicide / Glenys Williams - New York : Routledge-Cavendish, 2007 - xix 221 p. , 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The concept of intention -- The principle of double effect -- Acts and omissions -- Causation -- Does a patient who refuses treatment commit suicide? -- Does a doctor who withdraws treatment assist in a patient's suicide?

9781844720279 RM538.65 (hardback) 9780415423021 (pbk.)


Euthanasia--Law and legislation--England
Assisted suicide--Law and legislation--England
Criminal intent--England
Causation (Criminal law)--England
Assisted suicide--Moral and ethical aspects--England