| Description |
312 pages ; 24cm |
| Series |
Library in a book |
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Library in a book.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction to euthanasia -- Ch. 2. The law of euthanasia -- Ch. 3. Chronology -- Ch. 4. Biographical listing -- Ch. 5. Glossary -- Ch. 6. How to research right-to-die issues -- Ch. 7. Annotated bibliography -- Ch. 8. Organizations and agencies -- App A. Extract from U.S. Supreme Court ruling : Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 1990 -- App B. Oregon Death with Dignity Act, 1994 -- App C. Extract from the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling : Compassion in Dying [et al.] v. State of Washington, 1996 -- App D. Extract from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling : Timothy E. Quill [et al.] v. Dennis C. Vacco, 1996 -- App E. Extract from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling : Washington State v. Glucksberg/New York State v. Quill, 1997 |
| Summary |
"The United States, and indeed the Western world, is bitterly divided on the issues of the right to die and euthanasia. Polls reported in 2004 indicated that between 4 and 10 percent of physicians helped to end a terminally ill patient's life at some time, even though such acts are against the law. Legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens have become embroiled in the passionate battle over the "right to die." Meanwhile, health-care professionals, philosophers and religious leaders, and disable or severely ill people and their families continue to debate whether, and under what circumstances, euthanasia or assistance in suicide is a valid ethical or moral choice. Right to Die and Euthanasia provides readers with clear and essential information needed to define, understand, and research these important questions by examining and analyzing the history and important cases concerning euthanasia in the United States."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previously published: Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. New York : Facts on File, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation.
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Euthanasia -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Author |
Yount, Lisa.
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia
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| LC no. |
2006033424 |
| ISBN |
9780816062751 alkaline paper |
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