TY - BOOK AU - McDougall,Jennifer Fecio AU - Gorman,Martha AU - Roberts,Carolyn S. TI - Euthanasia: a reference handbook T2 - Contemporary world issues SN - 9781598841213 AV - R726 PY - 2008/// CY - Santa Barbara, California PB - ABC-CLIO KW - Euthanasia N1 - Rev. edition of: Euthanasia; 2; 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 --; 2 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0721/2007025758.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0808/2007025758-d.html ER -