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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Eugene, Or.
Hemlock Society
1991
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| In: | Year: 1991 |
| Series/Journal: | A Hemlock hardback
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| Further subjects: | B
Assisted Suicide
B Right to die B Assisted suicide B Suicide B Euthanasia |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-176) and index |
| ISBN: | 0960603034 |