Dying Right
Author | : Daniel Hillyard |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2002-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135957698 |
ISBN-13 | : 113595769X |
Rating | : 4/5 (69X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dying Right by : Daniel Hillyard
Download or read book Dying Right written by Daniel Hillyard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dying Right provides an overview of the Death With Dignity movement, a history of how and why Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide, and an analysis of the future of physician-assisted suicide. Engaging the question of how to balance a patient's sense about the right way to die, a physician's role as a healer, and the state's interest in preventing killing, Dying Right captures the ethical, legal, moral, and medical complexities involved in this ongoing debate.