The Ethical and Legal Implications Behind the Legalization of Euthanasia in Uganda.

Contents

DECLARATION ..................................................................................................................... iv

DEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................... vii

CHAPTER 1 ........................................................................................................................... 1

TITLE ..................................................................................................................................... 1

THE ETHICAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS BEHIND THE LEGALISATION OF EUTHANSIA IN

UGANDA ............................................................................................................................... 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1

1.1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY .................................................................................... 1

1.2.0 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ................................................................................... 3

1.3.0 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................. 4

1.4.0 GENERAL OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................... 4

1.5.0 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................. 4

1.6.0 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................... 4

1.7.0 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................. 4

1.8.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ..................................................................................... 4

1.9.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................... 5

2.0 A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF EUTHANASIA ................................................................... 5

2.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 27

2.2.0 CHAPTER BREAKDOWN ............................................................................................ 28

2.3.0 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................ 29

2.4.0 THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF DEATH ........................................................................... 29

)eath at common law ........................................................................................................ 30

2.5.0 THE LEGAL CONCEPT OF EUTHANASIA ..................................................................... 32

2.6.0 EMERGING JURISPRUDENCE ON EUTHANASIA ........................................................ 35

:HAPTER 3 ......................................................................................................................... 41

2.8.0 EUTHANASIA IN THE NETHERLANDS ........................................................................ 41

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2.9.0 EUTHANASIA IN INDIA .............................................................................................. 44

3.0 EUTHANASIA IN THE USA ............................................................................................. 47

CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................. , ........................................... 58

QUESTIONNAIRE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................ 58

3.3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................... , .............. 58

3.4.0 Sampling Process .. , ................................................................................................... 59

3.5.0 Data Collection and Findings ,. .................................................................................. 59

3.6.0 Data Presentation and Discussion ............................................................................ 61

3.7.0 Strengths and limitations .......................................................................................... 62

3.8.0 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 62

3.9.0 Declaration of interests ............................................................................................ 63

CHAPTER 5 ......................................................................................................................... 64

4.1.0 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................. 64

4.2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................... 66

APPENDIX 1 ......................................................................................................................... 70

SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE .................................................................................................. 70