Research Catalog

Title

Freedom to die : people, politics, and the right-to-die movement / Derek Humphry and Mary Clement.

Author

Humphry, Derek, 1930-

Publication

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Clement, Mary, 1943-
• Clement, Mary (Lawyer)

Description

viii, 388 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

Explores the evolution of the right-to-die movement from the perspective of American social history and to examine the controversies and ethical framework of the movement.

Subject

• Kevorkian, Jack
• Quill, Timothy
• Hemlock Society U.S.A
• Public Opinion
• Suicide, Assisted
• Right to Die > legislation & jurisprudence
• Right to die > United States > Public opinion
• Right to die > Law and legislation > United States
• Public opinion > United States
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-377) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. 1. The Impetus for Change. 1. Medical Technology's Onslaught. 2. The Rights Culture's Impact. 3. The Decline of the Doctor-Patient Relationship. 4. Poor End-of-Life Care. 5. The Impact of AIDS -- Pt. 2. The Birth of a Movement. 6. At Last, New Rights for Patients. 7. The Birth of the Hemlock Society. 8. Step Forward, Step Backward. 9. A Tale of Two Doctors. 10. The Dutch Experiment. 11. The World's Problem -- Pt. 3. Opposition from the Establishment. 12. Religion Resists Change. 13. Medical Hierarchy Opposes Reform. 14. President and Government Resist Reform -- Pt. 4. Into Action: The Battle for Rights. 15. The West Coast Resorts to the Polls. 16. Oregon Breaks Through. 17. Oregon Gives a Second Mandate.

ISBN

0312194153

LCCN

^^^98021127^

OCLC

38966169

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library