Human rights perspective on disability the contributions traverse topics as wide ranging as citizenship feminism eugenics euthanasia and sexual abuse of people with disabilities and analyze disability law at both a domestic and international level informed by the social model of disability this work brings together academics and disability activists from australia europe and north america the book is interdisciplinary in nature with contributors coming from sociology education. Leipoldt suggests the perspective of people with disabilities may be able to contribute new aspects to the euthanasia debate major physical social and psychological changes and challenges arise for a person who acquires a significant disability like quadriplegia. Euthanasia and disability perspective ebook euthanasia is therefore relevant and of value to all the disabled persons perspective part of the problem is that able bodied people look at things from their own perspective and see life with a disability as a. Euthanasia and disability perspective an investigation in the netherlands and australia vdm verlag dr muller aktiengesellschaft saarbrucken each of the two central issues in this book euthanasia and disability is big in itself bringing the two together is a monumental task and especially when this is set in a values framework the author succeeds in his efforts to do this and in a way which is both accessible and challenging. Leipoldt suggests the perspective of people with disabilities may be able to contribute new aspects to the euthanasia debate major physical social and psychological changes and challenges arise for a person who acquires a significant disability like quadriplegia on the question of autonomy and individualism the shift to more of the latter is highlighted by one respondent people are becoming more assertive and demand more i think that if you look ten years ahead peoples