Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom

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This volume charges that the abortion debate misrepresents the complex opinions of Americans, contending that the key question is how to respect both individual freedom and the conviction that human life is sacred.

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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.

Author Biography

Ronald Dworkin was Professor of Law at New York University, and University Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford University. He was a widely respected philosopher of law and the author of a number of influential books, including Taking Rights Seriously, A Matter of Principle, Law's Empire, and Life's Dominion, still used in U.S. law schools. Dworkin died in 2013.

Review

"A wonderfully rich and evocative investigation into the choices that confront us at the edges of life and death."--Lawrence Tribe, The New York Times Book Review"Dworkin has made a miracle, so meticulous and rich a reformulation of how we think about the borders between life and death that it illuminates the very nature of how we live our lives."--Joan Didion.

Review Quote

"A wonderfully rich and evocative investigation into the choices that confront us at the edges of life and death."--Lawrence Tribe, The New York Times Book Review "Dworkin has made a miracle, so meticulous and rich a reformulation of how we think about the borders between life and death that it illuminates the very nature of how we live our lives."--Joan Didion.

Details ISBN0679733191 Short Title LIFES DOMINION Pages 288 Language English ISBN-10 0679733191 ISBN-13 9780679733195 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1994 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence ENK Series Vintage DOI 10.1604/9780679733195 AU Release Date 1994-06-28 NZ Release Date 1994-06-28 US Release Date 1994-06-28 UK Release Date 1994-06-28 Subtitle An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom Author Ronald Dworkin Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1994-06-28 DEWEY 344.73041 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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