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"Arthur J. Dyck shows in this powerful work [that] there are solid moral and practical bases for the existing laws against assisted suicide in the United States and elsewhere. Over the course of four interconnected, tightly reasoned arguments, Dyck takes readers from a basic concern for human suffering--the main focus of those who support assisted suicide--to the deeper truths of life's inherent worth. He begins by examining the arguments of some...

"The legal status of assisted death in Canada is in urgent need of clarification and reform. However, this process must be informed by a careful, thorough, and thoughtful analysis of the issues. In Dying Justice, Jocelyn Downie provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of significant developments in the current legal status of assisted death in Canada. She then recasts the framework for analysis in terms of the nature of the decision for assisted...

The first contemporary study of assisted death to integrate insights from ethics, theology, philosophy, medicine, law, and sociology, Must We Suffer Our Way to Death? provides a broad framework within which to weigh arguments for and against the practices of assisted suicide and euthanasia as public policy in the United States. This collection of essays balances analysis of the cultural factors driving an increased interest in assisted death in Part...

In Belgium, anyone deemed to be experiencing "unbearable and incurable suffering" is allowed the right to die, and euthanasia is often used on patients who have decades to live. Nearly 2,000 Belgians a year choose assisted suicide, but who decides if their suffering is "unbearable?" Brett Mason follows the stories of two Belgians considering assisted suicide, exploring the moral difficulties behind the most liberal euthanasia laws in the world.

"In Assisted Suicide C.G. Prado and S.J. Taylor provide a comprehensive discussion of relevant moral and ethical concerns. As Prado and Taylor point out, legalization is not the central issue, since doctor-assisted suicide is already taking place regardless of its illegality. Instead, the debate concerns acknowledging and sanctioning a current (albeit limited) practice, removing the criminal penalties, and framing the discussion in terms of the truly...

"Is it and, if so, when is it appropriate for the dying to end their lives? When should their families, friends, or professional caregivers help them to do so? How does one ever begin to think about such decisions? Final acts of love provides those contemplating this journey the means to answer these questions and make well-reasoned, intelligent, humane decisions."--Jacket.

"Dr. Jack Kevorkian - the enigmatic and intrepid physician dubbed "Dr. Death"--Has for years declined public interviews about his life and the events that led him to be a vehement advocate of doctor-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. But here, finally, is his own life story, as told to Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie." "Dr. Kevorkian gained international notoriety in the 1990s for his passionate advocacy of choice for terminal patients, who...

You have an incurable illness, you want to die, and you want help dying - what can you do? People who are terminally ill and live in Oregon or Washington can openly ask a doctor for help, but in the rest of country, where physician-assisted suicide is illegal, people who are suffering turn in secret to friends, family members, and even activist organizations. In this groundbreaking 90-minute film, FRONTLINE explores the shadow world of assisted suicide,...

Most of us respond quickly when asked for opinions about pornography, crime, or other moral issues facing America. But what do you say when asked, "When is it okay to remove a dying loved one from life supports? Is it ever appropriate to hurry the end of a terminal illness before pain becomes unbearable? How much money and effort should be used to save a person's life?" In short; when is it right to die?

A history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by its most visible proponent, the Hemlock Society, written by the president of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley.