Breaking the Thread of Life: On Rational Suicide

by Robert Barry

Book Overview

Suicide, and how civilized people should respond to it, is an increasingly controversial topic in modern society. In Holland, suicide is the third leading cause of death of people between the ages of fifteen and forty. In the United States, it is the second leading cause of death among older teenagers. Laws prohibiting assisted suicide are being directly and boldly confronted by activists in the United States, most notably Jack Kevorkian. Meanwhile,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560009233
• ISBN13: 9781560009238
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"