Dying with Dignity: A Legal Approach to Assisted Death

Dying with Dignity: A Legal Approach to Assisted Death
ISBN-10
1440830983
ISBN-13
9781440830983
Category
Social Science
Pages
253
Language
English
Published
2015-04-28
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Giza Lopes

Description

Providing a thorough, well-researched investigation of the socio-legal issues surrounding medically assisted death for the past century, this book traces the origins of the controversy and discusses the future of policymaking in this arena domestically and abroad. • Provides comprehensive, well-researched, and accessible information on a timely and controversial topic • Presents a socio-legal explanation rather than a simple description of the emergence and evolution of the legal concepts involved with medically assisted death • Offers invaluable historical perspective for academics in the fields of sociology, criminal justice, law, and related disciplines as well as practitioners who deal with end-of-life decision-making and lay readers

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