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This text tells the stories of five terminally-ill people who seriously considered suicide as they were dying. It describes the emotional, spiritual and intellectual questions that each person faced as death neared. The book also includes interviews with family members and friends, and their insights illustrate the benefits and dangers of legalized euthanasia. The author offers his recommendations for how to legalize assisted suicide in a humane and responsible way.
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (June 21, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684801000
ISBN-13: 978-0684801001
Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #941,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #17 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Euthanasia #423 in Books > Self-Help > Death & Grief > Suicide #756 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Medical Ethics
Dr. Lonny Shavelson offers a powerful, wonderful, and rareinsight into the medicalization of death in America. Hechronicles several terminally ill individuals and their attempts to die with dignity. I couldn't put the book down. Courbet Anderson, Gerontologist
The author is a physician who followed several cases ofdying persons who from the onset of their terminal illnessesexpressed a desire to commit suicide towards the end. Dr.Shavelson tracked these cases over 3-4 years and records the medical and emotional roller-coaster the patients went through. The best examination on a personal basis of assisted suicide so far published.
This is one of the finest books in this genre. Stories about real people and the caring doctor who befriended them, tended them and saw to their final wishes. Highly recommended!Betsy S.
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