{"product_id":"euthanasia-jennifer-mcdougall-9781598841213","title":"Euthanasia: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis timely work is a balanced overview of end-of-life issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcept for the Oregon Death with Dignity Act, there are no U.S. laws that allow physicians to assist patients in hastening death. Many who support physician-assisted suicide ask, \"Why not?\" After all, the Netherlands permits both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, and polls suggest that many Americans want that choice available to them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuthanasia: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e explores that question through a balanced, thoughtful discussion of the legal, medical, and spiritual components of end-of-life questions. What are the potential pitfalls of legalizing assisted suicide? How can the expenses of a lingering death impact an uninsured family? How would physician-assisted suicide impact healthcare costs? Through its objective exploration of these issues, as well as its historical and international perspective, this volume helps readers answer the difficult questions related to the end of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer McDougall, Martha Gorman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598841211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598841213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.45w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 75","brand":"Jennifer McDougall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545734664447,"sku":"9781598841213","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_912da840-2465-4482-98bf-39ac867a0db9.jpg?v=1738183193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/euthanasia-jennifer-mcdougall-9781598841213","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}