Life's Dominion: An Argument about Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual FreedomFrom a world-renowned philosopher and lawyer, a brilliantly original and powerfully persuasive new argument about abortion and euthanasia. While raising fundamental questions about the nature of our Constitution, Dworkin's work is sure to transform the way in which we understand two of the most complex issues of our time. |
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LIFE'S DOMINION: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom
User Review - KirkusAn eloquent attempt to clarify the abortion and euthanasia debates by seeking to articulate and analyze the unspoken assumptions underlying them. To Dworkin (Law/NYU and Jurisprudence/Oxford; A Matter ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictToday's debate over the proper place of abortion in an ethically committed society has proven every bit as divisive as was slavery in 19th-century America. Dworkin, an eminent lawyer and legal ... Read full review
Contents
The Edges of Life | 3 |
The Morality of Abortion | 30 |
What Is Sacred? | 68 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Life's Dominion: An Argument about Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom “A” Borzoi book |
| Author | Ronald Dworkin |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0394589416, 9780394589411 |
| Length | 273 pages |
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