Death with dignity
Subtitle: the case for legalizing physician-assisted dying and Euthanasia
By: Robert Orfali
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mill City Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781936780181
Subjects: Death; Assisted suicide; Euthanasia
Description: In this book the author makes a case for legalized physician-assisted dying. Using the latest data from Oregon and the Netherlands, he puts a new slant on perennial debate topics such as "slippery slopes," "the integrity of medicine," and "sanctity of life." This book provides an in-depth look at how we die in America today. It examines the shortcomings of our end-of-life system. You will learn about terminal torture in hospital ICUs and about the alternatives: hospice and palliative care. The author scrutinizes the good, the bad, and the ugly. He provides a critique of the practice of palliative sedation. The book makes a strong case that assisted dying complements hospice. By providing both, Oregon now has the best palliative-care system in America. This book, above all, may help you or someone you care about navigate this strange landscape we call "end of life." It can be an informed guide to "a good death" in the age of hospice and high-tech medical intervention.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and Internet website resources.
Table of contents: title: Father to son: "Please kill me"; title: My life, my death, my choice; title: The way of hospice and palliative care; title: Euthanasia: modern milestones; title: Euthanasia in the real world; title: The great debate; title: Point and counterpoint; title: Leave it to market: the exit pill; title: Find out more.