Life's Dominion
An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom
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Publisher Description
Internationally renowned lawyer and philosopher Ronald Dworkin addresses the crucially related acts of abortion and euthanasia in a brilliantly original book that examines their meaning in a nation that prizes both life and individual liberty. From Roe v. Wade to the legal battle over the death of Nancy Cruzan, no issues have opened greater rifts in American society than those of abortion and euthanasia.
At the heart of Life's Dominion is Dworkin's inquest into why abortion and euthanasia provoke such controversy. Do these acts violate some fundamental "right to life"? Or are the objections against them based on the belief that human life is sacred? Combining incisive moral reasoning and close readings of indicidual court decisions with a majestic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution itself, Dworkin gives us a work that is absolutely essential for anyone who cares about the legal status of human life.
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Life's Dominion
Life's Dominion provides an in-depth critical analysis on the abortion and euthanasia debate, from the perspective of one of the world's greatest jurisprudential legal philosophers, Professor Ronald Dworkin. Dworkin breaks down this complex debate, into clearly identifiable and distinct ideas or conceptions, in which he provides a clear persuasive argument, and highlights how these sensitive issues are not based on dissimilar premises, but are rather founded upon the respect which the human species have for the sanctity of life, although their interpretations thereof, may differ in nature.