{"product_id":"the-least-worst-death-margaret-pabst-battin-9780195082654","title":"The Least Worst Death","description":"Engagingly written by one of the foremost experts on issues involving death and dying, this book offers insight into the controversial and often difficult topics of withdrawing and withholding care, euthanasia, and suicide. An extensive introduction identifies the principal ethical issues, and the book explores such dilemmas as rationing health care for the elderly, whether there is a \"duty to die,\" counseling in rational suicide, the risks of abuse with active euthanasia, religious views about suicide, whether suicide can be understood as a fundamental human right, and others. It also examines the differing practices of Holland and Germany in ending life. Exploring the dilemmas raised by contemporary medicine concerning the way die, and collecting under one cover a myriad of crucial elements involving one of the most inflammatory issues of our time, \u003cem\u003eThe Least Worst Death\u003c\/em\u003e presents a timely, international analysis for anyone interested in bioethics or medical and applied ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Pabst Battin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195082656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195082654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.87d","brand":"Margaret Pabst Battin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980754772223,"sku":"9780195082654","price":128.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60fcc300-83aa-414a-856d-8ffa9ad8023f.jpg?v=1722416643","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-least-worst-death-margaret-pabst-battin-9780195082654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}