In this engaging and timely book, John Wyatt analyses the arguments in favour of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide and shows how unstable their foundations are. Instead, Wyatt suggests a more humane path forward: one that is both achievable and more honouring to the patient.
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John Wyatt is a doctor, author, speaker and research scientist. His background is as a consultant neonatologist and academic researcher focussing on the mechanisms, treatment and prevention of brain damage in newborn infants. His academic title is Emeritus Professor of Neonatal Paediatrics, Ethics & Perinatology at University College London. John Wyatt is also a senior researcher at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge. However the views expressed in this book are his own and do not represent the views of any organization.John Wyatt worked as a paediatrician specialising in the care of newborn babies at a leading neonatal intensive care unit for more than 25 years. Through his clinical experience he became increasingly aware of the ethical maelstrom caused by advancing technology and contentious debates about the nature of humanity at the beginning and end of life.He has now retired from frontline medical practice and am engaged in addressing new ethical, philosophical and theological challenges caused by rapidly advances in medical science and technology. John Wyatt is also fascinated by the issues raised by rapid advances in AI and robotics, and the interface between cutting-edge science and Christian faith.
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