The Right to Die

Brief Description: "The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research"--Table of Contents: Introduction -- 1. A History of the Right to Die: National Center for Life and Liberty -- 2. Terminally Ill People Should Have the Right to Die / Scott Mendelson -- 3. Physician-Assisted Dying Is Ethical / Marcia Angell -- 4. Physician-Assisted Dying Is Not Ethical / Barbara A. Rockett -- 5. Patients Who Lack Hope Need Advocates, Not Suicide Help / Rosemarie Jackowskt -- 6. Aid in Dying Is Different from Assisted Suicide / Barbara Coombs Lee -- 7. The Death with Dignity Movement Is Gaining Acceptance Nationwide / Susan Haigh -- 8. The Death with Dignity Movement Endangers People with Disabilities / Diane Coleman -- 9. Choosing to Die Can Be a Rational Decision for the Elderly / Julia Medew -- 10. Vulnerable People Can Be Coerced into Choosing Death / Wesley Smith -- 11. Physician-Assisted Suicide Laws Are Actually Seldom Used / Serena Gordon -- 12. The Right to Die Is Not a Civil Right / Ira Byock -- 13. Right-to-Die Laws Could Extend to Healthy People / Jacob M. Appel -- 14. Legal Euthanasia for Sick Babies Does Not Increase the Practice / Jo Carlowe -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index. Publisher Marketing: These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.; This title addresses the issue of the right to die. The ethics of physician-assisted suicide and the Death with Dignity movement are discussed, along with further implications of these issues, such as legal euthanasia and suicide assitance for healthy p; Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports.

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