As we enter the 21st Century, with most countries in
the world affected by greying of the population,
there has been a resurgence of interest in whether
people ought to have a right to determine the manner
and timing of their own death. Until now, the
debate surrounding this issue has been highly
polarised. This book adopts a different approach.
By examining changing sensibilities and attitudes to
death and dying as expressed in case law in the
common law countries (defined as Australia, England,
the United States of America, Canada and New
Zealand) and the Netherlands,...