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.
Contains fourteen articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to euthanasia, debating questions of whether euthanasia is moral, who should receive euthanasia, and whether physician-assisted suicide should be legal.
A discussion of the debate concerning the right-to-die issue, including past and present views on euthanasia, the controversial subject of assisted suicide, and the legal ramifications.
Fifteen-year-old Grace, having turned her back on religion when her father left, now finds herself praying for help with her home and love life, and especially with whether she should help a beloved elderly friend die with dignity.
