A slippery slope' argument in medical ethics is one that opposes itself to a new proposal on the grounds that it is not per se intolerable but will lead to a situation that is. Lamb evaluates such arguments, demonstrating their centrality to the subject.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1 The Slippery Slope Argument; Chapter 2 It Started from Small Beginnings; Chapter 3 The Sanctity of Life; Chapter 4 The Contagiousness of Killing; Chapter 5 Voluntary Euthanasia; Chapter 6 The Right to Refuse Treatment; Chapter 7 Beneficient Euthanasia; Chapter 8 Cost-Benefit Arguments; Chapter 9 In Vitro Fertilisation, Genetic Engineering, and the Slippery Slope; Chapter 10 Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy and the Slippery Slope; Chapter 11 Conclusion;
