Title At liberty to die : the battle for death with dignity in America / Howard Ball

Published New York : New York University Press, [2012] ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 229 pages) Contents The changing nature of death in America -- The plight of the incompetent patient in a "permanent vegetative state" (PVS) -- Terri Schiavo's tragic odyssey, 1990-2005 -- What freedom do we have to die with dignity? The U.S. Supreme Court decides, 1997 -- The second path to PAD : passing legislation allowing death with dignity -- The pioneering PAD states : Oregon and Washington -- America's transplants Summary "Over the past hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, due largely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of safer working conditions, a heightened awareness of the importance of diet and health, and other factors. Yet while longevity is celebrated as an achievement in modern civilization, the longer people live, the more likely they are to succumb to chronic, terminal illnesses. In 1900, the average life expectancy was 47 years, with a majority of American deaths attributed to influenza, tuberculosis, pneumonia, or other diseases. In 2000, the average life expectancy was nearly 80 years, and for too many people, these long lifespans included cancer, heart failure, Lou Gehrig's Disease, AIDS, or other fatal illnesses, and with them, came debilitating pain and the loss of a once-full and often independent lifestyle. In this compelling and provocative book, noted legal scholar Howard Ball poses the pressing question: is it appropriate, legally and ethically, for a competent individual to have the liberty to decide how and when to die when faced with a terminal illness? At Liberty to Die charts how, the right of a competent, terminally ill person to die on his or her own terms with the help of a doctor has come deeply embroiled in debates about the relationship between religion, civil liberties, politics, and law in American life. Exploring both the legal rulings and the media frenzies that accompanied the Terry Schiavo case and others like it, Howard Ball contends that despite raging battles in all the states where right to die legislation has been proposed, the opposition to the right to die is intractable in its stance. Combining constitutional analysis, legal history, and current events, Ball surveys the constitutional arguments that have driven the right to die debate"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on May 6, 2015) SUBJECT Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd Subject Right to die -- Law and legislation -- United States Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation -- United States Euthanasia -- Law and legislation -- United States Loss of consciousness. Suicide. Medical care. Brain -- Diseases. Human rights. Social problems. Central nervous system -- Diseases. Therapeutics. Sociology. National health services. Social control. Neurologic manifestations of general diseases. Nervous system -- Diseases. Social sciences. Human behavior. Diseases. Euthanasia. Right to die. Persistent vegetative state. Assisted suicide. Terminal Care Homicide Patient Rights Unconsciousness Suicide Brain Damage, Chronic Patient Care Self-Injurious Behavior Brain Diseases Human Rights Consciousness Disorders Social Problems Central Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Therapeutics Behavioral Symptoms Sociology Health Services Social Control, Formal Neurologic Manifestations Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Health Care Economics and Organizations Nervous System Diseases Social Sciences Behavior Delivery of Health Care Disease Signs and Symptoms Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Psychiatry and Psychology Euthanasia Right to Die Persistent Vegetative State Suicide, Assisted suicides. social issues. sociology. social sciences. human behavior. treating (health care function) LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice. LAW -- General. Therapeutics Suicide Sociology Social sciences Social problems Social control Right to die Persistent vegetative state Neurologic manifestations of general diseases Nervous system -- Diseases National health services Medical care Loss of consciousness Human rights Human behavior Euthanasia Diseases Central nervous system -- Diseases Brain -- Diseases Assisted suicide Assisted suicide -- Law and legislation Euthanasia -- Law and legislation Right to die -- Law and legislation Recht auf Leben Sterbehilfe Menschenwürde Alter. Sterbehilfe. Selbstmord. Freiheitsrecht. Regions & Countries - Europe. History & Archaeology. Balkan Peninsula. Law - U.S. Law, Politics & Government. Medical & Hospital Legislation - U.S. Rätten att dö -- Förenta staterna. United States USA. Form Electronic book LC no. 2011052258 ISBN 9780814769751 0814769756 9780814745274 081474527X 1612347355 9781612347356 1479869570 9781479869572 1612347185 9781612347189 1612347304 9781612347301

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