Title: A question of mercy
Description: Thomas and Anthony are lovers struggling with Anthony's final, exhausting battle with AIDS. Joined by their friend Susanah and a retired doctor, whose help Thomas has requested, they fashion a heartbreaking friendship as they work through the stages of a plan to relieve Anthony of his illness and his life. Each character does battle with the moral and legal issues that attend the decision to help Anthony die - is this murder or mercy?

Rabe creates a passionate depiction of four people confronted with the reality of a loved one's fight with death, and a compelling dramatic event that poses the question: "What would you do?"
Subjects: AIDS (Disease), Drama, Euthanasia, Gay men, Patients, Assisted Suicide, Caregivers, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Ethics, Male Homosexuality, American drama (dramatic works by one author)