00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004741 10655/MKRI-P/XI-2008 20221024112227 10654/MKRI-P/XI-2008 0010-0520004741 221024################|##########|#eng## 9780415407144 eng 323.43 323.43 DIS Disabled People and the Right to Life : The Protection and Violation of Disabled People's most Basic Human Rights Disabled People and the Right to Life : The Protection and Violation of Disabled People's most Basic Human Rights / Edited by Luke Clements and Janet Read New York : Abacus, 2008 xv, 272 p. : : illus. ; 24 cm Indeks : p. 265 - 272 The most fundamental of humanrights is the tright of life - a right which is enshrined in international treaties and covenants as well as in domestic law in many countries, but which cannot be taken for granted by disabled people. This book uses a human rights perspective to explore debates and challenges around what this means for disabled people, it explores issues such as :Cost-effectiveness analysis and preferences ; Disability rights and resuscitation ; Assisted dying versus assisted living ; Access to care ; The selective non-treatment of disabled babies and young children. ---The distinguished panel of contributors includes academics, practitioners, public officials and activists. This trully interdiciplinary book will be of interest to students and researchers of disability, law, social policy and human rights. People with disabilities - Civil Rights People with disabilities - Cross-cultural studies Right to life Edited by Luke Clements and Janet Read 10654/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10655/MKRI-P/XI-2008