Presents a series of debates covering the controversial issue of assisted suicide and addresses topics such as whether it is ethical, legalizing physician-assisted suicide, and global approval of assisted suicide.
Eight essays argue over the morality and legality of physician-assisted suicide, as well as the potential consequences of its legalization. Also includes a bibliography and brief profiles of related organizations.
Twenty-two essays present debate several issues regarding death, including end-of-life care, how the dying and their loved ones cope, efforts to lengthen the human life span, and the question of an afterlife.
Fifteen-year-old Grant confronts the difficult decision of whether or not to cooperate with his grandfather's wish that he not be placed on life-support systems.
Discusses recent ethical concerns in the biomedical field, including genetic testing and manipulation, stem cell research, and assisted reproductive technology.
Contains studies, surveys, and statistics on issues related to death and dying, covering ethical considerations, seriously ill children, advance directives, health care costs, and other topics.
Contains plain-English versions of the original legal texts of nine right-to-die decisions reached in America's courts, beginning with the landmark case of Karen Quinlan in 1976 which established the right to refuse or withdraw life-sustaining treatment, and continuing through the U.S. Supreme Court's 1997 determination on two right-to-physician-assisted-suicide cases.
Presents both sides of the argument about whether assisted suicide should be legally recognized or whether it would be immoral or lead to other forms of hastened death, and discusses whether the practice is helping or harming the terminally ill.
