Jonathan Herring, "The Right to Be Protected from Committing Suicide" (Hart Publishing, 2022)
Professor Jonathan Herring makes an argument that suicidal people have a right to be protected from committing suicide, and that the state should be under a duty to take reasonable steps to protect them from killing themselves. In\xa0The Right to Be Protected from Committing Suicide\xa0(Hart, 2022) Herring takes a deep dive into ideas\xa0surrounding\xa0autonomy and capacity, to draw out the tensions between these concepts and\xa0the legal and ethical debates which provide support for non-interventionist argument based on\xa0respect for a "right" to commit suicide. Going beyond the usual concerns of Euthanasia, this book challenges readers to examine suicide as a failing of society to offer support to those who need it, as opposed to an individual choice to end one's life.\xa0\nProfessor Jonathan Herring\xa0is a Professor of Law at Exeter College in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford. He is the author of around 50 solo authored monographs.\xa0\nListener note: In this interview, we discuss suicide, which may be upsetting for some listeners. However, support is available. In the UK, call Samaritans on 11 61 23; the US, Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on 988; in\xa0Australia, Lifeline on 13 11 14; and Hong Kong, call Samaritans on 2896 0000.\xa0\n\ufeffJane Richards\xa0is a doctoral student at the University of Hong Kong. You can find her on twitter where she follows all things related to human rights and Hong Kong politics @JaneRichardsHK\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law