Last rights
Subtitle: the struggle over the right to die
By: Sue Woodman.
Publisher: Perseus
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Right to die; Assisted suicide
Other titles: Struggle over the right to die
Description: "Last Rights is a compassionate, comprehensive, up-to-the-minute examination of the right-to-die movement in America and the medical, legal, ethical, and social issues surrounding euthanasia. The stories behind the headlines are revealed - both (in)famous and lesser known - through stirring personal testimonies. Airing the views of activists and opponents, Sue Woodman considers the complex questions that will continue to engage us for as long as we live and die. In the end, we are left with this question: Could the right to die be humankind's ultimate civil rights struggle?"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-205) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Twentieth-century battle over death; title: The anguish of a difficult death; title: Death with dignity; title: The right to die; title: Foreign rights; title: Dr. Death; title: The leading activists and their obsessive quest; title: The rank and file; title: The medical establishment; title: Rational suicide; title: Suspicion and fear from the vulnerable; title: Religion and ethics; title: The devil is in the details: navigating the nightmare cases.