The least worst death
Subtitle: essays in bioethics on the end of life
By: Margaret Pabst Battin.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects; Right to die; Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: Engagingly written by one of the foremost experts on issues involving death and dying, this book offers insight into the controversial and often difficult topics of withdrawing and withholding care, euthanasia, and suicide.

An extensive introduction identifies the principal ethical issues, and the book explores such dilemmas as rationing health care for the elderly, whether there is a "duty to die," counseling in rational suicide, the risks of abuse with active euthanasia, religious views about suicide, whether suicide can be understood as a fundamental human right, and others. It also examines the differing practices of Holland and Germany in ending life.

Exploring the dilemmas raised by contemporary medicine concerning the way we die, and collecting under one cover a myriad of crucial elements involving one of the most inflammatory issues of our time, The Least Worst Death presents a timely, international analysis for anyone interested in bioethics or medical and applied ethics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.