Final exit. The practicalities of seif-deliverance and assisted suicide for the dying [3 ed.] 0385336535, 2002019403
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English Pages [251] Year 2002
Table of contents :
Title page
Introductions
1. The Most Difficult Decision
2. Shopping for the Right Doctor
3. Beware of the Law
4. The Hospice Option
5. The Cyanide Enigma
6. Death Hollywood Style
7. Bizarre Ways to Die
8. The Dilemma of the Severely Handicapped
9. Self-Starvation
10. The Will to Die and "Miracle Cures"
Il. Who ShaH Know?
12. Life Insurance
13. After the Self-Deliverance
14. A Private Matter?
15. Psychological Support for the Dying
16. Letters to Be Written
17. Going Together?
18. When Is the Time to Die?
19. How Do You Get the "Magic Pills"'!
20. Storing Drugs
21. Death in the Family Car
22. Self-Deliverance Using a Plastic Bag
23. A Speedier Way: Inert Gases
24. The Checklist
25. The Final Act
26. The Risky Drugs
27. Physician- and Non-Physician-Assisted Suicide
Appendix A Glossary of Terms Connected with Dying
Appendix B Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Appendix C Current Laws on Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Appendix D A Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Books to Read
Index
Euthanasia Research & Guidance
About the Author
Title page
Introductions
1. The Most Difficult Decision
2. Shopping for the Right Doctor
3. Beware of the Law
4. The Hospice Option
5. The Cyanide Enigma
6. Death Hollywood Style
7. Bizarre Ways to Die
8. The Dilemma of the Severely Handicapped
9. Self-Starvation
10. The Will to Die and "Miracle Cures"
Il. Who ShaH Know?
12. Life Insurance
13. After the Self-Deliverance
14. A Private Matter?
15. Psychological Support for the Dying
16. Letters to Be Written
17. Going Together?
18. When Is the Time to Die?
19. How Do You Get the "Magic Pills"'!
20. Storing Drugs
21. Death in the Family Car
22. Self-Deliverance Using a Plastic Bag
23. A Speedier Way: Inert Gases
24. The Checklist
25. The Final Act
26. The Risky Drugs
27. Physician- and Non-Physician-Assisted Suicide
Appendix A Glossary of Terms Connected with Dying
Appendix B Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Appendix C Current Laws on Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Appendix D A Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Books to Read
Index
Euthanasia Research & Guidance
About the Author
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