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The modern art of dying [electronic resource] : a history of euthanasia in the United States / Shai J. Lavi.

By: Lavi, Shai Joshua.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005Description: x, 226 p. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Euthanasia -- United States -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 179.7 Other classification: 15.85 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
The ethics of the deathbed : euthanasia from art to technique -- The holy craft of dying : the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia : from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia : the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy : the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing : technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing : the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing : case history.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221) and index.

The ethics of the deathbed : euthanasia from art to technique -- The holy craft of dying : the birth of the modern art of dying -- Medical euthanasia : from aiding the dying to hastening death -- Legalizing euthanasia : the role of law and the rule of technique -- Euthanasia as public policy : the Euthanasia Society of America -- Lethal dosing : technique beyond the law -- Mercy killing : the limits of technique -- Art and technique, death and freedom -- Mercy killing : case history.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.