Dying with Dignity: Understanding Euthanasia

by Derek Humphry

Book Overview

From the author of the runaway #1 New York Times bestseller Final Exit, here is what every reader should know about euthanasia. The founder and executive director of the Hemlock Society makes a case... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559721057
• ISBN13: 9781559721059
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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I found that it dealt with euthanasia in a very straightforward manner. The subject is a touchy one and the author was not afraid to use the word "suicide". What I particularly liked was the fact that the author was not trying to convert people to his point-of-view, he just presented the facts and allowed the reader to make choices for themselves. The author also discussed making choices for family members who have lost the ability to make choices for themselves (i.e. disconnecting life support, pulling out a feeding tube which is keeping alive a comatose person, killing someone who might choose to die if they had all their mental faculties, etc.) As part of the author's efforts to help readers put euthanasia in perspective, he also provided statistics so that the reader could compare their own opinions to how others feel about the various aspects of euthanisia.The reason that I didn't give the book 5 stars is that the author uses the book to promote his organization, Hemlock Society. He has devoted a whole chapter to the group and mentions them constantly in the book. I would have also liked a more detailed discussion of euthanasia. I also feel that the book's a little too autobiographical and he repeats the same set of facts too many times.I consider this to be a great starter book if a person is interested in researching this topic.