euthanasia

Discusses issues surrounding death, including the stages of death, prolonging life, euthanasia, religious and cultural views, and funeral customs.

The life choices of a mother and daughter are reassessed as the mother lies dying of cancer.

In March of 1997, two secretly meet Dr. Jack Kevorkian. One of the brothers had been a quadriplegic for the past twenty-four years, fully dependent on his ailing mother for all of his needs. He had asked his younger brother to help him end his life and relieve the burdens on his family.

A collection of six controversial essays that debate issues associated with a person's right to die, and includes instruction and exercises on writing a persuasive essay.

Contains nineteen essays that examine issues related to euthanasia, looking at euthanasia and suicide in ancient and modern times, examining related legal battles, and providing opposing viewpoints on the ethics of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Examines the debate over physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the U.S., looking at various arguments for and against the practice; and includes a chronology, a list of key people in the history of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, a glossary, a guide to further research, and a selection of resource information.

Discusses all forms of assisted death, including physician-assisted suicide, and the medical, legal, and ethical controversies surrounding euthanasia.

After the Nazi party takes control of Germany, thirteen-year-old Paula, who is deaf, is forced to go into hiding because of Adolf Hitler's Tiegartenstrasse 4--T4--which was put in place to kill any mentally ill or disabled people.

Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him.