The Right to Die with Dignity: An Argument in Ethics, Medicine, and Law

by Raphael Cohen-Almagor

There are few issues more divisive than what has become known as "the right to die." One camp upholds "death with dignity," regarding the terminally ill as autonomous beings capable of forming their own judgment on the timing and process of dying. The other camp advocates "sanctity of life," regarding life as intrinsically valuable, and that should be sustained as long as possible. Is there a right answer?

Raphael Cohen-Almagor takes a balanced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813529867
• ISBN13: 9780813529868
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"