In the Arms of Others: A Cultural History of the Right-to-Die in America
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 1566631882 / Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, January 1998
Details the history of the right-to-die movement in the United States, analyzing the attitudes towards assisted suicide and the growing interest in living wills
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With the landmark 1976 "right to die" court case of comatose Karen Ann Quinlan at the heart of his analysis, Filene (history, U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) illuminates the unique historical, cultural, and bioethical issues bedeviling treatment of the terminally ill and assisted suicide in this country. He considers the Dutch experience, the Hemlock Society, Dr. Kevorkian, and Oregon's 1994 "Death with Dignity" initiative. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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