| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 201 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index. |
| Summary |
As the 20th century drew to a close, a relatively new legal issue emerged in American courtrooms and dining rooms: Do individuals have a legal right to determine how and when they die? Questions regarding the ethics, legality issues and the morality of end-of-life issues such as physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia brought these questions squarely into the forefront of public and political debate. Although numerous journal articles, books, and newspaper editorials have been written about such issues, few have attempted to integrate this rapidly growing literature into a coherent overview of the legal and scientific issues involved. This book attempts to fill this void, providing a comprehensive review of scientific research, case law, and social history to inform the future research and policy decisions that will inevitably arise. Thus, the goals are to summarize, interpret, and elaborate on a growing scientific literature devoted to understanding assisted suicide and related end-of-life decisions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Contents |
Chap. 1 History of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide: philosophical, religious, and clinical contexts -- Chap. 2 Legal status of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 3 Do not resuscitate orders, living wills, and surrogate decision making -- Chap. 4 Research issues in assisted suicide and euthanasia: methods and opportunities for future research -- Chap. 5 Influence of depression and psychosocial factors on physician-assisted suicide -- Chap. 6 The role of pain and other physical symptoms in the desire for hastened death -- Chap. 7 End-of-life decision making -- Chap. 8 Lessons learned from the Netherlands -- Chap. 9 The Oregon experiment -- Chap. 10 Where do we go from here? |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Assisted suicide -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Right to die -- Psychological aspects.
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Right to die -- Social aspects.
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Euthanasia -- Psychological aspects.
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Euthanasia -- Social aspects.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Right to Die -- ethics -- United States.
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Suicide, Assisted -- ethics -- United States.
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Attitude to Death -- United States.
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Euthanasia -- psychology -- United States.
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Public Policy -- United States.
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Suicide, Assisted -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rosenfeld, Barry. Assisted suicide and the right to die : the interface of social science, public policy, and medical ethics. 1st ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c2004 9781591471028 (OCoLC)54006533 |
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