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Assisted suicide and the right to die : the interface of social science, public policy, and medical ethics /

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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 s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rosenfeld, Barry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2004]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Assisted suicide > Moral and ethical aspects.
Right to die > Psychological aspects.
Right to die > Social aspects.
Euthanasia > Psychological aspects.
Euthanasia > Social aspects.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Right to Die > ethics > United States.
Suicide, Assisted > ethics > United States.
Attitude to Death > United States.
Euthanasia > psychology > United States.
Public Policy > United States.
Suicide, Assisted > legislation & jurisprudence > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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?