Understanding euthanasia debate : the Northern Territory experience in historical context Humphries, Mark 2009, Understanding euthanasia debate : the Northern Territory experience in historical context, Ph.D. thesis, School of History, Heritage and Society, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads humphries-understandingeuthanasia-2009.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 17.22MB 948 Title Understanding euthanasia debate : the Northern Territory experience in historical context Author Humphries, Mark Institution Deakin University School School of History, Heritage and Society Faculty Faculty of Arts and Education Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2009 Keyword(s) Euthanasia - History - 20th century - Northern Territory Euthanasia - Moral and ethical aspects Euthanasia - Law and legislation - Northern Territory Summary The thesis analyses the principles and philosophies behind the public submissions into the Northern Territory's Rights of the Terminally Ill Act [1995], which mirror wider debate over euthanasia since 1945. It argues that religious prohibitions against euthanasia have been largely replaced by slippery slope arguments that effectively obstruct law reform. Notes Degree conferred 2010. Language eng Description of original vi, 222 leaves ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 179.7 Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30030562 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of History, Heritage and Society Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 15 Oct 2010, 14:11:55 EST Fri, 05 Nov 2010, 10:40:10 EST Fri, 05 Nov 2010, 10:41:30 EST Thu, 17 Oct 2013, 08:05:36 EST Thu, 17 Oct 2013, 08:06:44 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:43:52 EST Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 11:37:47 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:15:21 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 706 Abstract Views, 950 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 15 Oct 2010, 14:11:55 EST