At Liberty to Die : : The Battle for Death with Dignity in America /

At Liberty to Die : : The Battle for Death with Dignity in America / / Howard Ball.

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Over the past hundred years, average life expectancy in America has nearly doubled, due largely to scientific and medical advances, but also as a consequence of safer working conditions, a heightened awareness of the importance of diet and health, and other factors. Yet while longevity is celebrated...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Ball, Howard,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2012]
©2012
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Changing Nature of Death in America
  • 2. The Plight of the Incompetent Patient in a “Permanent Vegetative State” (PVS)
  • 3. Terri Schiavo’s Tragic Odyssey, 1990–2005
  • 4. What Freedom Do We Have to Die with Dignity ?
  • 5. The Second Path to PAD: Passing Legislation Allowing Death with Dignity
  • 6. The Pioneering PAD States
  • 7. America’s Transplants
  • Notes
  • Cases Cited
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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