Comprising contributions from an international group of experts, this book thoroughly investigates euthanasia and assisted suicide from an interdisciplinary and global perspective. It presents the ethical arguments for and against assisted dying; highlights how assisted dying is perceived in various cultural and philosophical traditions—for example, South and East Asian cultures, Latin American perspectives, and religions including Islam and Christianity; and considers how assisted dying has both shaped and been shaped by the emergence of professionalized bioethics. Readers will also learn about the most controversial issues related to assisted dying, such as pediatric euthanasia, assisted dying for organ transplantation, and "suicide tourism," and examine concerns relating to assisted dying for racial minorities, children, and the disabled.

Physician-assisted dying and the law in the United States: a perspective on three perspective futures -- The Assisted Dying Bill for England and Wales -- Euthanasia and assisted suicide: attitudes and policies in Mexico -- Suffering, compassion and freedom: Mahayana Buddhism and East Asian attitudes toward assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The continential perspective on assisted suicide and euthanasia -- Christian perspectives on assisted dying: an issue for religious ethics -- Ethical evaluation of euthanasia in the Islamic tradition -- An argument in favor of the morality of voluntary medically assisted death -- Limiting the right to die: moral logic, professional integrity, societal ethos -- Respect for personal autonomy in the justification of death-hastening choices -- Intention, permissibility and the consistency of traditional end-of-life-care -- Assisted dying and palliation -- Capacity and assisted dying -- Advance directives for euthanasia -- Pediatric euthanasia -- Traveling for assisted suicide.