Conceptual Clarity: Issues of the Law and Euthanasia
This essay discusses the meaning of related terms, "euthanasia," "doctor-assisted suicide," and "murder," in an effort to clarify the relationship of these concepts with legal definitions and consequences. The essay asserts that legalisms and conceptual dualisms cannot be connected with arguments from moral reasoning and that the distinctions of terminology are crucial in determining the significance of the issue of euthanasia. 9 pgs. 1 source.