The Case Against State-Sanctioned Euthanasia

About this episode

Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her book arguing against state-sanctioned euthanasia.

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Kathleen Stock about her new book, Do Not Go Gentle—in which she argues that governments should be denied any institutional role in facilitating the death of their citizens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Kay

Guest: Kathleen Stock

Topics covered

• euthanasia
• government role
• citizens' rights
• philosophy
• ethics

Keywords

• euthanasia
• government
• death
• citizens
• philosophy
• ethics
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Do Not Go Gentle

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