The Body as a Site of Conflict in Brian Clark's Play Whose Life Is It Anyway? | ||
Al-Adab Journal | ||
Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 119, September 2018, Pages 45-66 | ||
Authors | ||
; Khalief Ghani; Jinan Waheed Jassim | ||
Abstract | ||
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1978) By the British dramatist Brian Clark, deals with the theme of patient's autonomy vs. medical authority. Euthanasia is a highly debated subject that divides people into two camps; the first supports the autonomy of the patient and the right to end suffering, and the second emphasises the value of human life. Ken Harrison, who loses his ability to move after being in a car accident, fights in two fronts with men of medicine and men of law, to gain his right to end his own life and suffering, shedding the light on some legal, medical, and ethical issues related to health-care providing. | ||
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