Final exit: the practicalities of self-deliverance and assisted suicide for the dying
The most difficult decision -- Shopping for the right doctor -- Beware of the law -- The hospice option -- The cyanide enigma -- Death-Hollywood style? -- Bizarre ways to die -- The dilemma of quadriplegics -- Self starvation -- The will to die and 'miracle cures' -- Storing drugs -- Who s...
Autor principal: | |
---|---|
Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
Idioma: | Inglês |
Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Publicado em: |
Eugene, Or.
Hemlock Society
1991
|
Em: | Ano: 1991 |
Coletânea / Revista: | A Hemlock hardback
|
Outras palavras-chave: | B
Assisted Suicide
B Right to die B Assisted suicide B Suicide B Euthanasia |
Resumo: | The most difficult decision -- Shopping for the right doctor -- Beware of the law -- The hospice option -- The cyanide enigma -- Death-Hollywood style? -- Bizarre ways to die -- The dilemma of quadriplegics -- Self starvation -- The will to die and 'miracle cures' -- Storing drugs -- Who shall know? -- Insurance -- Will there be an autopsy? -- A private affair? -- Support groups for the dying -- Letters to be written -- How do you get the magic pills? -- Self-deliverance via the plastic bag -- Going together? -- When is the time to die -- The final act -- A check list -- Drug dosage table -- Justifiable euthanasia -- A doctor's suicide machine -- Euthanasia by physicians -- Nurses on the frontline -- Methods reviewed -- Bibliographical notes -- Recommended further reading -- The death with dignity act |
---|---|
Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-176) and index |
ISBN: | 0960603034 |