{"product_id":"a-concise-history-of-euthanasia-ian-dowbiggen-9780742531116","title":"A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God, and Medicine","description":"This deeply informed history traces the controversial record of \"mercy-killing,\" a source of heated debate among doctors and laypeople alike. Dowbiggin examines evolving opinions about what constitutes a good death, taking into account the societal and religious values placed on sin, suffering, resignation, judgment, penance, and redemption. He also examines the bitter struggle between those who stress a right to compassionate and effective end-of-life care and those who define human life in terms of either biological criteria, utilitarian standards, a faith in science, humane medical treatment, the principle of personal autonomy, or individual human rights. Considering both the influence of technological and behavioral changes in the practice of medicine and the public's surprising lack of awareness of death's many clinical and biological dimensions, this book raises profound personal and collective questions on the future of euthanasia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Dowbiggen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0742531112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780742531116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.74h x 5.82w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2007 pg. 76","brand":"Ian Dowbiggen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571037589759,"sku":"9780742531116","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0807ee13-c714-4795-844e-d2587121fc73.jpg?v=1738807062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-concise-history-of-euthanasia-ian-dowbiggen-9780742531116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}