assisted suicide

A collection of twenty-six essays which offer varying perspectives on issues concerning suicide, debating who is most at risk, causes, prevention, and doctor-assisted suicide.

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.

The author shows people how to end their suffering due to terminal illness; and provides information on such issues as euthanasia, living wills, hospice care, and legal implications.

Julia Duane Quinlan recounts her family's struggles to help their daughter, Karen Ann, die with dignity after being left in a permanent vegetative state, and explains why their private battle to shut off life support became a highly public controversy that changed the face of health care.

A series of controversial essays that debate the moral and legal issues associated with assisted suicide.

Contains facts, tables, charts, and statistics that provide current and historical information about death and dying in the U.S., covering such topics as the definition of death, advance directives, and assisted suicide, and includes a list of further resources.

A collection of twenty-six essays which offer varying perspectives on issues concerning suicide, debating who is most at risk, causes, prevention, and doctor-assisted suicide.

A collection of essays offering a variety of viewpoints on the topics of mercy killing, assisted suicide and the right to die.

Presents a wide diversity of opinions on euthanasia, and includes discussions on ethics, legalization, physician-assisted suicide, decisions, and infant euthanasia.

Contains twenty-one essays thatprovide a variety of perspectives on euthanasia, discussing assisted death in modern practice, the withdrawal of life-sustaining medical treatment, and physician-assisted suicide, and including a selection of personal narratives.