Assisted Suicide - Legal, Medicine, Ethical and Social Issues: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U. S. House of Representatives
- ISBN-10
- 0788149717
- ISBN-13
- 9780788149719
- Pages
- 148
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-06
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Bilirakis Michael Ed
Description
Many people question whether Fed. funds should pay the costs of physician-assisted suicide. This is an extremely difficult and complex issue, especially with regard to a person suffering from a terminal illness or who has a disability. Witnesses include figures from the religious, medical, ethical and patient communities: Lutheran Church-MO Synod; Nat. Assoc. of People w/AIDS; Amer. Med. Assoc.; Oregon Catholic Conf.; George Wash. Univ. Med. Cntr.; Physicians for Compassionate Care; Greek Orthodox Church; Center for Medical Ethics; Amer. Jewish Comm.; Consort. for Citizens w/Disabil.; Amer. Nurse Assoc., and C. Everett Koop.
