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Assisted death in Europe and America : (Record no. 14059)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2009046454
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199746415 (alk. paper)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency SEKU
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number R 726
Item number .L49 2011
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lewy, Guenter,
Dates associated with a name 1923-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Assisted death in Europe and America :
Remainder of title four regimes and their lessons /
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Guenter Lewy.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 250 p. ;
Dimensions 22 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-242) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction -- Why assisted death has become an important public policy issue -- The euthanasia and assisted suicide underground -- The aims of this study -- Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands -- The path to legalization -- The law of 2002 decriminalizing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Empirical data on the practice of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide : who, when, why, where, and how -- Problems in the practice of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide : failure to report cases of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Ending life without explicit request of the patient -- Termination of life in pediatric cases -- Assisted death for patients with mental suffering -- Can palliative care eliminate the need for assisted death? -- The dutch regime of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide assessed -- Voluntary euthanasia in Belgium -- How Belgium legalized euthanasia -- The law on euthanasia of May 28, 2002 -- The practice of euthanasia since 2002 -- Assisted suicide in Switzerland -- Exit German Switzerland Association for a humane death -- Exit/association pour le droit de mourir dans la dignité/Suisse Romande -- Dignitas -- Other right-to-die organizations -- The public debate on assisted suicide -- Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon -- A legal obstacle course -- The Death With Dignity Act (DWDA) -- Years of physician-assisted death -- Criticism and problem areas -- Assisted death as a last resort -- Lessons from four regimes of assisted death -- A model statute for physician-assisted suicide -- Dilemmas and promise of legalized assisted death.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Assisted suicide
Geographic subdivision Europe.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Assisted suicide
Geographic subdivision Oregon.
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