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Hemlock's cup : the struggle for death with dignity / Donald W. Cox.
- Title
- Hemlock's cup : the struggle for death with dignity / Donald W. Cox.
- Author
- Cox, Donald W. (Donald William), 1921-1998
- Publication
- Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1993.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | R726 .C677 1993 | Off-site | |
| Text | Request in advance | R726 .C677 1993 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 311 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- A history of the active euthanasia movement in America, as represented by its most visible proponent, the Hemlock Society, written by the president of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley.
- Subject
- Hemlock Society U.S.A
- Hemlock Society USA
- Terminally ill
- Right to die
- Assisted suicide
- Terminal care
- Hospice care
- Euthanasia > History
- Death > Moral and ethical aspects
- Right to Die
- Suicide, Assisted
- Terminal Care
- Terminally Ill
- Hospice Care
- Malades en phase terminale
- Droit à la mort
- Aide au suicide
- Soins en phase terminale
- Euthanasie > Histoire
- terminally ill
- suicides
- Euthanasia
- Sterbehilfe
- Terminally ill
- Right to die
- Assisted suicide
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-302) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Appendix 2: Eleven Doctors Prosecuted for Euthanasia in the U.S.A. (1950-1991) -- Appendix 3: Excerpts from U.S. Supreme Court Majority and Minority Opinions on Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health (June 25, 1990) -- Appendix 4: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care -- Appendix 5: Death and Dignity: A Case of Individualized Decision Making -- Appendix 6: U.S. Congress Patient Self-Determination Act Provision in OBRA 1990 (Public Law 101-508) signed November 5, 1990, by President Bush -- Appendix 7: The 1992 California Death with Dignity Act -- Appendix 8: Care of the Hopelessly Ill -- Appendix 9: World Right-to-Die Federation Members.
- ISBN
- 0879758082
- 9780879758080
- LCCN
- 93020382
- OCLC
- 27895426
- SCSB-10343386
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library