Euthanasia : a reference handbook / [print]
Jennifer Fecio McDougall, Martha Gorman.
- second edition.
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, (c)2008.
- xiii, 283 pages ; 24 cm.
- Contemporary world issues .
- Contemporary world issues. .
Rev. edition of: Euthanasia
Includes bibliographies and index.
Background and history -- History of euthanasia -- Attitudes toward euthanasia throughout history -- The history of euthanasia becomes personal -- Examining the issue -- Medical-bioethical -- Spiritual-social-cultural -- Legal-political -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Problems, controversies, and solutions related to end-of-life issues -- Differentiating between key concepts -- Medical-bioethical issues -- Spiritual-social-cultural issues -- Legal-political issues -- References -- Worldwide perspective -- Examining euthanasia throughout the world -- Data on a global scale -- Studying euthanasia and end-of-life issues throughout the world -- United Kingdom -- Netherlands -- Australia -- Africa -- Canada -- France -- Germany -- Japan -- China -- Belgium -- Colombia -- References -- Chronology. Biographical sketches -- Janet Adkins -- Dr. Pieter Admiraal -- Kevin Andrews -- Dr. Margaret Pabst Battin -- Pope Benedict XVI -- Dr. Daniel Callahan -- Diane Coleman -- Nancy Cruzan -- Dr. Kathleen Foley -- Dr. Faye Girsh -- Dr. Herbert Hendin -- Vincent Humbert -- Vincent Humbert -- Derek Humphry -- Pope John Paul II -- Yale Kamisar -- Dr. Jack Kevorkian -- Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross -- Luis Kutner -- Barbara Coombs Lee -- Rita Marker -- Dr. Philip Nitschke -- Dr. Edmund Pellegrino -- Dr. Gertruida Postma -- Dr. Timothy Quill -- Karen Ann Quinlan -- Dr. James Rachels -- Dame Cicely Saunders -- Terri Schindler Schiavo -- Wesley J. Smith -- Joni Eareckson Tada -- Thomas Youk -- References -- Data and documents -- Facts and data -- Meaning of the word -- A common thread -- Elderly suicide in America -- The hospice option -- Spiritual-social-cultural -- Health care today -- Legal-political -- Documents -- Medical-bioethical -- Spiritual-social-cultural -- Documents related to individuals and organizations -- Legal-political -- Quotations -- In favor of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide -- Spiritual-social-cultural -- Legal-political -- Opposed to euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide -- References. Directory of organizations -- Organizations in the United States -- Organizations overseas -- Resources -- Resources to assist in the study of euthanasia --