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Life's Dominion

An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom

An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom

By Ronald Dworkin

By Ronald Dworkin

By Ronald Dworkin

By Ronald Dworkin

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Jun 28, 1994 | ISBN 9780679733195

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May 11, 2011 | ISBN 9780307787910

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    About Life’s Dominion

    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.

    About Life’s Dominion

    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.

    About Ronald Dworkin

    Ronald Dworkin was a 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… More about Ronald Dworkin

    About Ronald Dworkin

    Ronald Dworkin was a 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… More about Ronald Dworkin

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 28, 1994 | 288 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679733195

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Vintage
    May 11, 2011 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780307787910

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    Praise

    "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.

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