Seduced by Death

Doctors, Patients, and Assisted Suicide

By: Herbert Hendin

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Paperback | 1 April 1998 | Edition Number 1

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Few issues set off such impassioned debate as euthanasia and assisted suicide, but until now, no one has shown what their practice means in the actual experience of patients, doctors, and families.

Herbert Hendin has studied such experience in the United States and also in the Netherlands, where assisted suicide and euthanasia are accepted. Using interviews with leading medical and legal architects of Dutch practices, and evaluating actual cases, Dr. Hendin addresses the difficult questions: Who actually makes the decision that a patient will die? How do the needs and character of family, friends, and doctors affect the choice? Throughout the book and in his conclusion, Dr. Hendin shows what we can do to find better options for those facing the final phase of life.

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A powerful contribution to this debate.--Charles E. Rosenberg "New York Times Book Review"

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Non-Fiction Psychology Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy Medicine Clinical & Internal Medicine Society & Culture Ethical Issues & Debates Ethical Issues of Euthanasia & Right To Die Medicine in General Medical Profession Medical Ethics & Professional Conduct

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Preface: A Victory for Patients	p. 11
Introduction	p. 23
Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Medical Illness	p. 31
Selling Suicide	p. 39
Seduced by Death	p. 63
The Politics of Euthanasia	p. 111
A Cure for Suicide	p. 151
Why the Netherlands? Why the United States?	p. 163
Theory and Practice	p. 183
Who Should Decide? Coma and Dementia	p. 215
Caring Beyond Cure	p. 229
Afterword: The Culture of Euthanasia	p. 257
References	p. 269
Index	p. 295
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Seduced by Death

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