Contains eleven essays in which the authors debate issues regarding the ethics of euthanasia, discussing active and passive euthanasia, suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and other topics.
Presents various articles which discuss how care of the terminally ill can be improved, how their physical and emotional pain should be addressed, the morality of physicians aiding in the deaths of terminally ill patients, and the right of the terminally ill to die.
Discusses euthanasia and assisted suicide, including their history, the doctor's role, whether legalization will lead to abuses, whether their availability is a threat to disabled people, and the experiences of different countries.
A collection of controversial essays that debate issues associated with death and dying including doctor-assisted suicide, hospice care, and belief in an afterlife.
Presents overviews of four important court cases related to euthanasia, along with twenty essays that examine facets of the cases, arguing opposing points.
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.
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.
