Problems of death
Subtitle: opposing viewpoints
By: [edited by] David L. Bender
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: St. Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Death; Undertakers and undertaking; Euthanasia; Abortion; Suicide
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Should euthanasia be allowed?; title: I favor merciful termination of life  -- Stewart V. Pahl; title: Euthanasia should not be permitted  -- John M. Henderickson & Thomas St. Martin; title: Individuals should have the choice of euthanasia  -- Margaret Mead; title: The physically disabled have a right to life  -- Sondra Diamond; title: The case for euthanasia  -- Joseph Fletcher; title: The case against euthanasia  -- Leonard J. Weber -- Part 2. Should abortions be permitted?; title: Why we support legalized abortion  -- Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights; title: Our abortion culture  -- Nick Thimmesch; title: 20 myths about abortion  -- National Abortion Rights Action League; title: Abortion is an act of violence  -- James P. Shannon; title: The case for pro-life  -- David LaFontaine; title: The case for pro-choice  -- Betty Benjamin -- Part 3. Is suicide ever justified?; title: Suicide is a sign of civilization  -- Herbert A. Tonne; title: Suicide is sinful  -- Henri Blocher; title: Suicide is our right  -- Mary Rose Barrington; title: Christianity rejects suicide  -- Ignace Lepp; title: Common-sense suicide for the elderly  -- Doris Portwood; title: The need to educate adolescents about suicide  -- Charlotte P. Ross -- Part 4. Do funeral homes exploit us?; title: The funeral industry lives off the dead  -- Thomas J. Reese; title: Funeral homes help diminish grief  -- Howard C. Raether & Robert C. Slater; title: Funeral directors are impresarios  -- Deborah Wolters Reilly; title: Funeral directors provide necessary services -- Michigan Funeral Directors Association.