Euthanasia
Subtitle: a reference handbook
By: Carolyn S. Roberts, Martha Gorman
Contributors: Gorman, Martha, 1953-
Series: Contemporary world issues
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 1996
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Euthanasia
Description: This comprehensive, up-to-date volume provides readers with an in-depth discussion of the origin and evolution of the concept and practice of euthanasia, from ancient times to the present. It provides a detailed chronology; biographical sketches of key figures; facts, statistics, documents, and quotations; a directory of organizations; extensive lists of print and nonprint resources, including World Wide Web sites; a glossary; and an index.

Readers of all kinds - including students, academics, legal and medical practitioners, government officials, and general readers - will find this book an essential resource for research and informational reading on a rather complex topic.
Notes: Bibliogr.

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