The modern art of dying a history of euthanasia in the United States / [electronic resource] :
Shai J. Lavi.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.
- x, 226 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
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