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Narratives and Deeds on Life and Death I:
Death with Dignity Bill, Resistance, and Bioethics

TATEIWA Shin'ya & ARIMA Hitoshi October 31, 2012 Seikatsu Shoin, 241p.
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TATEIWA Shin'ya & ARIMA Hitoshi October 31, 2012 Narratives and Deeds on Life and Death I: Death with Dignity Bill, Resistance, and Bioethics, Seikatsu Shoin, 241p. ISBN-10:4865000003 ISBN-13: 978-4865000009 2000 + tax [amazon][kinokuniya]

■Contents (From "Book" Database)

What is the danger in the assertion that we allow only "death with dignity," but not "euthanasia"? Another 'Death with Dignity' bill is being drafted. In this book the authors provides an overview of the background of this movement, its history, arguments for and against a death with dignity, by careful examination of the bills, various political documents, and literature in bioethics.

■Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter I Short Articles etc. TATEIWA Shin'ya
"Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes" Does not Make Sense to Me 2012/08

To Answer a Request to Write 300 Characters on "Self-Determination" 2012/08

Artificial Life Prolongation/Natural Death?  2011/11/20

What Is Lost When Death is to be Avoided: A Short Comment attached to My Review of Recent Trends in Japan in Addition to Introduction of the Trend in Japan 2009/11/02

Chapter II Citations: The Bills and Opinions
A Special Bill concerning Terminal Care Japan Euthanasia Society 1978/11

A Statement by the "Japanese Society for the Prevention of Legalization of Euthanasia" 1978/11

Comments on the Statement by the " Japanese Society for the Prevention of Legalization of Euthanasia" Japan Euthanasia Society 1978/12/20

Outline of the Bill concerning Death with Dignity  Japan Society for Dying with Dignity 2003/12/01

Statement by the Group that Prevents the Legalization of Euthanasia/Death with Dignity 2005/06/25

The First Draft of the 'Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes' 2012/07/31

The Second Draft of the 'Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes' 2012/07/31

We Are against the Legalization of Death with Dignity. It's Time to Demand a Life with Dignity Japanese Association for the Mentally Disabled People 2012/01/27

Comments regarding the Legislators' Association For the Legalization of Death with Dignity  ALS/MND Support Center Sakurakai 2012/01/31

Japanese Association of People with Cereral Palsy 'Aoi Shiba no Kai' Is Strongly against the Death with Dignity Bill, Japanese Association of People with Cerebral Palsy 'Aoi Shiba no Kai' 2012/02/29

We Oppose the Bill which Allows People to Refuse Care Necessary for Maintaining Life. Ventilators Users Parents Association Japan (The Baku Baku Club) 2012/03/13

Japan ALS Association's Opinion for the " the Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes" 2012/03/19

We Are against the Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes Spinal Injuries Japan/Japan Spinal Cord Foundation 2012/03/22

Statement by the President of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations concerning "the Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes" 2012/04/04

We Oppose the Legalization of Death with Dignity, Japan Center for Independent Living, Study Group on Death with Dignity  2012/04/13

Comments by the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity regarding the Various Groups Opposing the Death with Dignity Bill 2012/04/24

The Comments by the President of the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity, Akihiro Igata, on April 24, 2012 Is Based on a Misunderstanding of Facts.  ALS/MND Support Center Sakurakai 2012/05/25

We Are Strongly against the Legalization of the "Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes"(so called "Death with Dignity Law") and Ask for Cautious Discussion. Japanese Association for the Families of People under Persistent Vegetative State 2012/06/03

We Repeat our Strong Opposition against the Legalization of Death with Dignity. Ventilators Users Parents Association Japan (The Baku Baku Club) 2012/07/12

Concerning the Revised Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes: Questions and Requests  Japan National Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International 2012/07/12

Opinions against the Legalization of Death with Dignity TIL Ventilator Network 2012/07/12

A Statement concerning"the Bill concerning a Proper Respect of the Terminally Ill Patients' Wishes" MC-Net 2012/08/03

A Call for Cooperation to Fight against the Legalization of Death with Dignity Citizen's Group for the Prevention of the Legalization of Death with Dignity 2012/08/27

Chapter III A Review of Utilitarian's Arguments for Justification of Euthanasia ARIMA Hitoshi
Section 1 Sanctity of Life
1 Ambiguities in the Doctrine of the Sanctity of Life (Glover)
2 A Criticism of Sanctity of Life (1)(Glover)
3 A Criticism of Sanctity of Life (2) (Rachels)
4 A Criticism of Sanctity of Life (3) (Singer and Kuhse)
5 Ambiguities in the Doctorine of the Sanctity of Life (2)

Section 2 Beneficence
1 The Principle of Utility and Euthanasia (Rachels)
2 From Suicide to Euthanasia (Brandt)
3 Ethics of Voluntary Euthanasia (Glover, Rachels, McMahan)
4 Ethics of Non-voluntary Euthanasia (Singer)
5 Comparison of Death and Life (Feldman)
6 Measures and Intensions (Rachels, Tooley, Bennett)
7 Ethics of Involuntary Euthanasia (1) (Singer, Harris,Glover, Rachels)
8 Ethics of Involuntary Euthanasia (2)
Summary

Chapter IV From "Bookguide:Medicine and Society" TATEIWA Shin'ya
The U.S. 2000/12 [Article # 04]
The Netherlands 2001/01 [Article # 05]
SHIMIZU Terumi 2001/06 [Article # 06]
MATSUDA Michio 2001/07 [Article # 07]
SAITO Yoshihiko, at the World Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International 2003/08 [Article # 30(Abbreviated)]
MUKAI Shoko 2003/10 [Article # 31]
KAGAWA Chiaki Shinu Kenri [The Right to Death] 2008/10〜12 [Article # 87〜89]

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Translation by KATAOKA Minoru
Euthanasia/Death with Dignity
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