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Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook

Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook

Hardcover

Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)

Death & DyingGeneral Law

ISBN10: 1598841211
ISBN13: 9781598841213
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Nov 20 2007
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.45 Depth: 9.16
Language: English

This timely work is a balanced overview of end-of-life issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Except for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, there are no U.S. laws that allow physicians to assist patients in hastening death. Many who support physician-assisted suicide ask, Why not? After all, the Netherlands permits both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, and polls suggest that many Americans want that choice available to them.

Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition explores that question through a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the legal, medical, and spiritual components of end-of-life questions. What are the potential pitfalls of legalizing assisted suicide? How can the expenses of a lingering death impact an uninsured family? How would physician-assisted suicide impact healthcare costs? Through its objective exploration of these issues, as well as its historical and international perspective, this volume helps readers answer the difficult questions related to the end of life.

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