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The Day I Die
An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives.In this groundbreaking book, award-winning cultural anthropologist Anita Hannig brings us into the lives of ordinary Americans who go to extraordinary lengths to set the terms of their own death.
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The future of assisted suicide and euthanasia (New forum books)
The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia provides the most thorough overview of the ethical and legal issues raised by assisted suicide and euthanasia--as well as the most comprehensive argument against their legalization--ever published. In clear terms accessible to the general reader, Neil Gorsuch thoroughly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of leading contemporary ethical arguments for assisted suicide and euthanasia. He explores evidence and case histories from the Netherlands and Oregon, where the practices have been legalized. He analyzes libertarian and autonomy-based arguments for legalization as well as the impact of key U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the debate. And he examines the history and evolution of laws and attitudes regarding assisted suicide and euthanasia in American society.
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At Liberty to Die
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 as an achievement in modern civilization, the longer people live, the more likely they are to succumb to chronic, terminal illnesses. In 1900, the average life expectancy was 47 years, with a majority of American deaths attributed to influenza, tuberculosis, pneumonia, or other diseases. In 2000, the average life expectancy was nearly 80 years, and for too many people, these long lifespans included cancer, heart failure, Lou Gehrig's disease, AIDS, or other fatal illnesses, and with them, came debilitating pain and the loss of a once-full and often independent lifestyle. In this compelling and provocative book, noted legal scholar Howard Ball poses the pressing question: is it appropriate, legally and ethically, for a competent individual to have the liberty to decide how and when to die when faced with a terminal illness? At Liberty to Die charts how, the right of a competent, terminally ill person to die on his or her own terms with the help of a doctor has come deeply embroiled in debates about the relationship between religion, civil liberties, politics, and law in American life. Exploring both the legal rulings and the media frenzies that accompanied the Terry Schiavo case and others like it, Howard Ball contends that despite raging battles in all the states where right to die legislation has been proposed, the opposition to the right to die is intractable in its stance. Combining constitutional analysis, legal history, and current events, Ball surveys the constitutional arguments that have driven the right to die debate.
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Physician-assisted death in perspective : assessing the Dutch experience
\"This book is the first comprehensive report and analysis of the Dutch euthanasia experience over the last three decades. In contrast to most books about euthanasia, which are written by authors from countries where the practice is illegal and therefore practiced only secretly, this book analyzes empirical data and real-life clinical behavior. Its essays were written by the leading Dutch scholars and clinicians who shaped euthanasia policy and who have studied, evaluated, and helped regulate it. Some of them have themselves practiced euthanasia. The book will contribute to the world literature on physician-assisted death by providing a comprehensive examination of how euthanasia has been practiced and how it has evolved in one specific national and cultural context. It will greatly advance the understanding of euthanasia among both advocates and opponents of the practice\"--Provided by publisher.
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Suicide in older adults: current perspectives
Suicidal behavior in older adults (65 years old and over) is a major public health issue in many countries. Suicide rates increase during the life course and are as high as 48.7/100,000 among older white men in the USA. Specific health conditions and stress factors increase the complexity of the explanatory model for suicide in older adults. A PubMed literature search was performed to identify most recent and representative studies on suicide risk factors in older adults. The aim of our narrative review was to provide a critical evaluation of recent findings concerning specific risk factors for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among older people: psychiatric and neurocognitive disorders, social exclusion, bereavement, cognitive impairment, decision making and cognitive inhibition, physical illnesses, and physical and psychological pain. We also aimed to approach the problem of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in older adults. Our main findings emphasize the need to integrate specific stress factors, such as feelings of social disconnectedness, neurocognitive impairment or decision making, as well as chronic physical illnesses and disability in suicide models and in suicide prevention programs in older adults. Furthermore, the chronic care model should be adapted for the treatment of older people with long-term conditions in order to improve the treatment of depressive disorders and the prevention of suicidal thoughts and acts.
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Coping with choices to die
\"This book examines the reactions of the friends and family of those who elect to die due to terminal illness. These surviving spouses, partners, relatives, and friends, in addition to coping with the death of a loved one, must also deal with the loved one's decision to die, thus severing the relationship. C. G. Prado examines how reactions to elective death are influenced by cultural influences and beliefs, particularly those related to life, death, and the possibility of an afterlife. Understanding the role of these cultural influences on the grieving processes of survivors is a crucial step in allowing them to accept both intellectually and emotionally the finality of elective death and to deal with the decision of their loved one\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study
Assisted dying and euthanasia (ADE) for patients with psychiatric disorders or dementia have increased in jurisdictions where the practice is legal. In this study, we examine trends in euthanasia cases involving patients with these conditions in Belgium, where the law makes a distinction based on whether a patient's death is not expected in the foreseeable future (>12 months)-a common situation in cases of dementia or psychiatric disorders.
We use data on all cases of euthanasia reported to the Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia from 2002 (when the legislation was introduced) to 2023 (N = 33,592). Psychiatric disorders and dementia represent 1.27% and 0.92% of all cases, respectively. Using time-series zero-inflated negative binomial regression, we model trends by first examining interactions between euthanasia reasons and year, then extending to three-way interactions with patients' characteristics. The model calculates change in count and is replicated with an offset to account for demographic changes and generate rates. Our results show that euthanasia for psychiatric disorders and dementia showed distinct trends over time. Although slightly increasing, euthanasia for psychiatric disorders followed trends similar to the other types of euthanasia (count = 1.00 [95%CI: 0.98; 1.03]-rate = 1.02 [95%CI: 0.99; 1.04]), while euthanasia cases for dementia increased faster than other types of euthanasia (count = 1.03 [95%CI: 1.00; 1.06]-rate = 1.04 [95%CI: 1.01;1.07]). Trends in euthanasia for dementia and psychiatric disorders coincide with demographic changes. While euthanasia rates for psychiatric disorders were initially higher among women, the rate among men has been increasing over time. Regional trends show higher overall euthanasia rates in the Dutch-speaking population, but with faster increases in the French-speaking population. A key limitation of this study is the lack of information on patients' socio-economic profiles.
In Belgium, between 2002 and 2023, there are distinct trends for euthanasia for non-terminal illnesses. Euthanasia for psychiatric disorders followed similar trends as euthanasia for terminal illnesses, whereas euthanasia cases involving cognitive conditions increased at a faster rate. Furthermore, there were gender and regional differences, which diminished over time.
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