McKhann, Charles F.

A time to die the place for physician assistance / [electronic resource] : Charles F. McKhann. - Yale University Press, c1999. - 1 online resource (xi, 268 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-260) and index.

The needs of the patient -- Rational suicide: the core of the controversy -- The search for help: physician assistance -- Dying alone or dying with help: our frightened society -- Physicians' concerns -- Public concerns: abuse and the slippery slope -- The legal basis for assisted dying -- From patients to physicians and policy.

0585350876 (electronic bk.) 9780585350875 (electronic bk.)


Assisted suicide.
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Electronic books.

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Electronic books.

R726 / .M355 1999eb

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