The information series on current topics / Information Plus
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Death through the ages : a brief overview -- Redefining death -- The end of life : ethical considerations -- The end of life : medical considerations -- Seriously ill children -- Suicide, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Advance directives -- Courts and the end of life -- The cost of health care -- Older adults -- Public opinion about life and death -- Important names and addresses.
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Examines how Americans deal with death, with a particular focus on the highly charged political and moral issues of living wills, life-sustaining treatments, end-of-life care funding, and physician assisted suicide.
Death and dying
Death and dying 2008
Assisted suicide-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Assisted suicide-- United States, Statistics.
Euthanasia-- Law and legislation-- United States.
Euthanasia-- United States, Statistics.
Medical ethics-- United States, Statistics.
Right to die-- Law and legislation-- United States.