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Book SynopsisIn Freedom vs. Intervention, Daniel E. Lee addresses questions around such controversial issues as abortion, legalization of physician-assisted suicide and recreational use of marijuana, and the right to refuse medical treatment, taking an innovative approach by applying traditional just war criteria to questions of intervention.
Trade ReviewThis book would make an excellent supplement to an introductory ethics course. Summing Up: Recommended. * CHOICE *
The adage “hard cases make bad law” remains true but it is also true that hard cases remain with us and must be resolved. Daniel Lee’s book both engages the difficulties of hard cases of the individual interest vs. the public good in public policy and provides a useful and clear method for engaging the complex ethical issues in these cases. Students and faculty will find this a practical guide for ensuring that all the elements in these cases are raised and evaluated. -- Thomas Shannon, professor of religion and social ethics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Motorcycle Helmet Laws Chapter 4 Physician-Assisted Suicide Chapter 5 Recreational Use of Marijuana Chapter 6 Abortion Chapter 7 Parental Refusal of Beneficial Medical Treatment for For Their Children Chapter 8 Private Property Rights and the Endangered Species Act Chapter 9 Index
