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The right to die through an individual’s conscious choice has been a hotly debated topic during the last few years. Look for information on InfoTrac that discusses or analyzes efforts to legalize or prohibit euthanasia in the United States, or addresses the constitutionality or morality of the practice.
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Understanding and responding to patients' requests for assistance in dying. Clinical Scholarship Judith Kennedy Schwarz.
Journal of Nursing Scholarship Winter 2003 v35 i4 p377(8) (7144 words)
End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study. (Articles). Agnes van der Heide, Luc Deliens, Karin Faisst, Tore Nilstun, Michael Norup, Eugenio Paci, Gerrit van der Wal, Paul J van der Maas. The Lancet August 2, 2003 v362 i9381 p345 (5798 words)
Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions in the Netherlands in 1990, 1995, and 2001. (Public health). Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes van der Heide, Dirk Koper, Ingeborg Keij-Deerenberg, Judith A C Rietjens, Mette L Rurup, Astrid M Vrakking, Jean Jacques Georges, Martien T Muller, Gerrit van der Wal, Paul J van der Maas. The Lancet August 2, 2003 v362 i9381 p395 (5206 words)
Attorney General takes issue with physician-assisted suicide laws: Oregon is the center of a states' rights fight. Medical Ethics Advisor July 2003 v19 i7 p73(3) (1236 words)
Rates of assisted suicides rise sharply in Oregon. (News). (Brief Article) Samantha Chan. Student BMJ May 2003 p137(1)
Was Dr. Kevorkian right? Why cling to a life without savor? (Physician-Assisted Suicide, Pro and Con). Keith Taylor. Free Inquiry Spring 2003 v23 i2 p29(2)
Why secular humanism is wrong: about assisted suicide. (Physician-Assisted Suicide, Pro and Con). Wesley J. Smith. Free Inquiry Spring 2003 v23 i2 p31(2)
The case against: euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. (Physician-Assisted Suicide, Pro and Con). Margaret Somerville. Free Inquiry Spring 2003 v23 i2 p33(2)
The case for: physician-assisted suicide. (Physician-Assisted Suicide, Pro and Con). Richard T. Hull. Free Inquiry Spring 2003 v23 i2 p35(2)
a dignified exit? (discussion of assisted suicide cases) Sally Gillen. Community Care March 13, 2003 p28
Physician-assisted suicide: a conservative critique of intervention. (essay). Daniel E. Lee. The Hastings Center Report Jan-Feb 2003 v33 i1 p17(4)
A legal right to physician-assisted suicide defended. Carl Wellman. Social Theory and Practice Jan 2003 v29 i1 p19(20)
Death and the law. (euthanasia) Lawrence Rudden. World and I May 2003 v18 i5 p255
TO LIVE OR DIE. (public opinion on doctor-assisted suicide)(Brief Article) Pamela Paul. American Demographics Nov 1, 2002 pNA
One-Way Ticket: As terminally ill "death tourists" go to Zurich to end their lives, an assisted suicide group comes under fire. (Europe) Helena Bachmann. Time International Oct 14, 2002 v160 i16 p40+
Responding to requests for physician-assisted suicide: "These are uncharted waters for both of Us...." (Perspectives on Care at the Close of Life). Paul B. Bascom, Susan W. Tolle. JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association July 3, 2002 v288 i1 p91(8)
In the Michigan Court of Appeals: People vs. Jack Kevorkian *. Barry A. Bostrom. Issues in Law & Medicine Summer 2002 v18 i1 p57(8)
Clinician-patient interactions about requests for physician-assisted suicide; a patient and family view. (Original Investigation). (Statistical Data Included) Anthony L. Back, Helene Starks, Clarissa Hsu, Judith R. Gordon, Ashok Bharucha, Robert A. Pearlman. Archives of Internal Medicine June 10, 2002 v162 i11 p1257(9)
Factors affecting physicians' decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatments in terminal care. (Clinical Ethics). (Statistical Data Included) H Hinkka, E Kosunen, R Metsanoja, U-K Lammi, P Kellokumpu-Lehtinen. Journal of Medical Ethics April 2002 v28 i2 p109(6)
The Dutch experience. (euthanasia) Herbert Hendin. Issues in Law & Medicine Spring 2002 v17 i3 p223(24)
Why Ashcroft is wrong on assisted suicide. (John Ashcroft) Nelson Lund. Commentary Feb 2002 v113 i2 p50(6)
Survey Finds Majority Support Rights To Euthanasia And Doctor-Assisted Suicide. Health & Medicine Week Jan 28, 2002 p17
The positive virtues of physician-assisted suicide: physician-assisted suicide is among the most hotly debated bioethical issues of our time. Peter Rogatz. The Humanist Nov-Dec 2001 v61 i6 p31(4)
Rights discourse and assisted suicide. Penney Lewis. American Journal of Law & Medicine Spring 2001 v27 i1 p45
Historical analogies, slippery slopes, and the question of euthanasia. Walter Wright. Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Summer 2000 v28 i2 p176
You say murder, I say euthanasia. (Brief Article) Claire Rayner. New Statesman (1996) June 19, 2000 v129 i4491 p31
Life after Death with Dignity: The Oregon Experience. (Statistical Data Included) Pamela J. Miller. Social Work, May 2000 v45 i3 p263
Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Medical Illness. Herbert Hendin. Harvard Mental Health Letter, January 2000 v16 i7
Congress and the Pain Relief Promotion Act. Jack P Freer. The Western Journal of Medicine, January 2000 v172 i1 p5
How do Oregon psychologists view their role in physician-assisted suicide? D.S. Fenn, L. Ganzini. The Western Journal of Medicine, October 1999 v171 i4 p242
Debates on physician-assisted suicide are a barrier to real reforms in caring for patients. Joanne Lynn. The Western Journal of Medicine, October 1999 v171 i4 p281
Assisted dying. Charles H. Baron. Trial, July 1999 v35 i7 p44
Autonomy and Assisted Suicide: The Execution of Freedom. Issues in Law & Medicine, Spring 1999 v14 i4 p468(1)
Dying Made Easy. (two men's deaths are contrasted) Paul R. McHugh. Commentary, February 1999 v107 i2 p13(1)
Rational suicide and HIV. (April 1994 issue of Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling) AIDS Weekly May 16, 1994 p10(1)
Killing kindness. (physician-assisted suicide) Thomas Szasz. Reason May 1994 v26 n1 p40(2) Mag.Coll.: 73M3425. |
